Kathleen Lynn
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Contents
Country
Ireland
Birth - Death
1874 - 1955
Occupation
Medicine, Politics
Notable Achievements
FRCS
Description
Medical doctor, suffragette, and politician. First female doctor at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital (1910–1916). Established Saint Ultan's Children's Hospital in 1919 with a group of female activists. Sinn Finn party member of the Dáil Éireann (House of Assembly) for the Dublin county constituency (1923-1927). Member of the Irish Citizen Army and chief medical officer during the Easter Rising (1916). Considered a pioneer of children's medical and welfare in the country. Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons. Partner was labour activist Madeleine ffrench-Mullen.
See Also
- LGBTQ Ireland
- First Out Elected Politicians
- Prominent Medical Practitioners Who Identify as LGBTQ
- LGBTQ Activists in Suffragette Organizations
