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In this letter from Mary Nicolls to Hanna Sheehy Skeffington (1877-1946), Mary writes that she is upset to hear that the rumors regarding the death of Hanna's husband, Francis, are true. She shares that since her maid went home for Easter Week but has not been able to get back, the extra work she has had to do has caused rheumatism and thus she is unable to walk to come visit Hanna. She assures her that as soon as she is able, she will come and visit her. Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, suffragette, nationalist, language teacher, was the founder of the Irish Women’s Franchise League and a founding member of the Irish Women Workers’ Union. She 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.
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