Women's Social and Progressive League

Irish women's organization

Women's Social and Progressive League
Founder	Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington
Founded	1937
Dissolved	c. mid 1950s
Ideology	Feminism Social Liberalism Progressivism

The Women's Social and Progressive League was a women's organisation and political party founded in Ireland in 1937 by Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington. It was committed to opposing the 1937 constitution of Ireland and any regressive consequences it would entail; the organisation opposed articles 40, 41, and 45 concerning the status of women. Among its most prominent members were Dorothy Macardle, Lorna Reynolds, Mary Hayden, Mary J. Hogan, Mary Macken, Mary S. Kettle and Agnes O'Farrelly.

The party ran candidates in the 1938 Irish general election as well as the 1943 Irish general election.

References

^ Berresford Ellis, Peter (2016). "A Reflection of Ghosts: The Life of Dorothy Macardle". The Green Book: Writings on Irish Gothic, Supernatural and Fantastic Literature (7): 63–81. JSTOR 48536112.
"A life whose theme was freedom of women". The Irish Times. 2003-07-26. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
Depuis, Nicola (2009). Mná na hEireann. Cork: The Mercier Press.

Defunct political parties in Ireland

to 1918

Home Rule/Nationalist	All-for-Ireland League Catholic Union Healyite Nationalist Home Government Association Home Rule League Independent Irish Party Irish National Federation Irish National League Irish Parliamentary Party Irish Patriot Party Irish Reform Association Irish Socialist Republican Party Repeal Association United Irish League
Unionist	Irish Conservative Party Irish Liberal Party Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union Irish Metropolitan Conservative Society Irish Unionist Alliance
Pan-UK parties	Radicals Tories Whigs

post 1918

Communist and far-left	British and Irish Communist Organisation Communist Organisation in the British Isles Communist Party of Ireland (1933) Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist–Leninist) Independent Socialist Party Irish Worker League Irish Workers Group Irish Workers' Group (1976) Irish Workers' Party (1926) Irish Workers' Party (1948) League of Communist Republicans League for a Workers' Republic Vanguard Movement People's Democracy Republican Congress Republican Socialist Collective Revolutionary Workers' Groups Saor Éire Socialist Party of Ireland (1904) Socialist Party of Ireland (1971) World Socialist Party
Socialist and left-wing	Cork Socialist Party Democratic Left Democratic Socialist Party National Labour Party National Progressive Democrats Sligo–Leitrim Independent Socialist Organisation Socialist Labour Party United Left United Left Alliance
Republican and nationalist	All Ireland Anti-Partition League Anti H-Block Aontacht Éireann Clann Éireann Clann na Poblachta Cumann na Poblachta Cumann Poblachta na hÉireann Independent Fianna Fáil Irish Anti-Partition League Irish Independence Party National Party (1924) Northern Council for Unity
Liberal	Community Democrats of Ireland Liberal Party of Ireland Progressive Democrats Women's Social and Progressive League
Agrarian	Clann na Talmhan Farmers' Party National Democratic Party
Conservative and right-wing	Business and Professional Group Cork Civic Party Cumann na nGaedheal Libertas National Centre Party National League Party Social Credit Party
Christian right	Catholic Democrats Christian Centrist Party Christian Democrat Party of Ireland Christian Solidarity Party Muintir na hÉireann Poblacht Chríostúil
Unionist	Donegal Progressive Party Irish Centre Party Irish Dominion League Unionist Anti-Partition League
Far-right	Ailtirí na hAiséirghe Córas na Poblachta Identity Ireland Immigration Control Platform Irish Monetary Reform Association Lia Fáil National Corporate Party National Socialist Irish Workers Party
Other	Fathers Rights-Responsibility Party Independent Health Alliance Irish Democratic Party Irish Monarchist Society Natural Law Party New Vision

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