Kathleen Lynn

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Kathleen Lynn

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.

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