Letter from J.M. Henry to Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, 20 January 1916 Letters 1916-1923 J.M. Henry

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J.M. Henry writes to Hanna Sheehy Skeffington (1877-1946) to let her know that he will be able to lecture on 15 February on the topic of Nietzsche on women. Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, suffragette, nationalist, language teacher, was the widow of Francis Sheehy-Skeffington (who was summarily executed on 26 April 1916). She was active during the Rising, bringing food to the Volunteers in the G.P.O. and the College of Surgeons. Four days passed before she found out what had happened to her husband, Francis (1878-1916), and it wasn't until almost two weeks later that the full details of his execution emerged.

 National Library of Ireland Sheehy Skeffington Papers, Collection List No. 47, MS 33,604/15-12 https://letters1916.ie/item/995 English J.M. Henry 1916-01-20T00:00:00 Common Room, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland Hanna Sheehy Skeffington Country and City Life Culture and the Arts

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 COMMON ROOM TRINITY COLLEGE. 20 Jan, 1916 Dear Mrs Sheehy Skeffington, I shall try to manage Feb 15. Neitzsche on woman. Unless you hear within a day or two you may count on me. Every best J.M. Henry J.M. Henry Letter from J.M. Henry to Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, 20 January 1916 Common Room, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland Letter from J.M. Henry to Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, 20 January 1916