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Maher became a reporter for the '']'' on the society desk.<ref name="Chicago">{{cite news|last=Galloway|first=Paul|date=4 November 1992|title=FAMILY CLOSET WAS HIDING A VERY REAL SKELETON|work=Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-11-04-9204100060-story.html}}</ref> Unfulfilled, she relocated to Ireland where she became a journalist working for '']'' in 1965, an employer she remained with for 36 years.<ref name="Times" /> Maher became a reporter for the '']'' on the society desk.<ref name="Chicago">{{cite news|last=Galloway|first=Paul|date=4 November 1992|title=FAMILY CLOSET WAS HIDING A VERY REAL SKELETON|work=Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-11-04-9204100060-story.html}}</ref> Unfulfilled, she relocated to Ireland where she became a journalist working for '']'' in 1965, an employer she remained with for 36 years.<ref name="Times" />


Conscious of the changes and obstacles in Irish society at the time, Maher's pages covered topics such as ], ] and ]s.<ref name="Times" /> She was a founding member of the ].<ref>{{cite book |title=Changing the Times: Irish Women Journalists 1969–1981 |url=https://www.lilliputpress.ie/product/changing-the-times-irish-women-journalists-1969-1981}}</ref><ref name="Times" /><ref>{{cite book |last1=Deane |first1=Seamus |last2=Bourke |first2=Angela |last3=Carpenter |first3=Andrew |last4=Williams |first4=Jonathan |title=The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing |date=2002 |publisher=NYU Press |isbn=978-0-8147-9907-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qZ6W1LiIyYYC&dq=Mary+Maher+journalist&pg=PA1474 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Sigillito |first1=Gina |title=The Daughters Of Maeve: 50 Irish Women Who Changed World |date=24 April 2012 |publisher=Kensington Publishing Corp. |isbn=978-0-8065-3609-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XfUCl5tHDNUC&dq=Mary+Maher+journalist&pg=PA243 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Sweetman |first1=Rosita |title=Feminism Backwards |date=14 August 2020 |publisher=Mercier Press Ltd |isbn=978-1-78117-758-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pd_7DwAAQBAJ&dq=Mary+Maher+journalist&pg=PT73 |language=en}}</ref> Conscious of the changes and obstacles in Irish society at the time, Maher's pages covered topics such as ], ] and ]s.<ref name="Times" /> She was a founding member of the ].<ref>{{cite book |title=Changing the Times: Irish Women Journalists 1969–1981 |url=https://www.lilliputpress.ie/product/changing-the-times-irish-women-journalists-1969-1981}}</ref><ref name="Times" /><ref>{{cite book |last1=Deane |first1=Seamus |last2=Bourke |first2=Angela |last3=Carpenter |first3=Andrew |last4=Williams |first4=Jonathan |title=The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing |date=2002 |publisher=NYU Press |isbn=978-0-8147-9907-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qZ6W1LiIyYYC&pg=PA1474 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Sigillito |first1=Gina |title=The Daughters Of Maeve: 50 Irish Women Who Changed World |date=24 April 2012 |publisher=Kensington Publishing Corp. |isbn=978-0-8065-3609-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XfUCl5tHDNUC&pg=PA243 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Sweetman |first1=Rosita |title=Feminism Backwards |date=14 August 2020 |publisher=Mercier Press Ltd |isbn=978-1-78117-758-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pd_7DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT73 |language=en}}</ref>


Maher was one of a group of feminist Irish journalists including ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. They wrote about sexuality and social upheaval during the seventies in Ireland. Maher described it as the era when "Irish women were invented".<ref>{{cite book |title=Changing the Times: Irish Women Journalists 1969–1981 |url=https://www.lilliputpress.ie/product/changing-the-times-irish-women-journalists-1969-1981}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The sisters {{!}} Magill |url=https://magill.ie/archive/sisters |website=magill.ie}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Mullally |first1=Una |title=We need bolshie women journalists as role models |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/we-need-bolshie-women-journalists-as-role-models-1.1685231 |work=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref> She made history by becoming the first female staff member to return to work in the ''Irish Times'' after marriage as well as negotiating paid maternity leave, another first.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dudgeon |first1=Piers |title=Maeve Binchy: The Biography |date=1 August 2013 |publisher=Biteback Publishing |isbn=978-1-84954-638-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cQ6uAwAAQBAJ&dq=Mary+Maher+journalist&pg=PT92 |language=en}}</ref> Maher was one of a group of feminist Irish journalists including Maeve Donnellan, ], ], Gabrielle Williams, Renagh Holohan, ], Mary Cummins, and Caroline Walsh. They wrote about sexuality and social upheaval during the seventies in Ireland. Maher described it as the era when "Irish women were invented".<ref>{{cite book |title=Changing the Times: Irish Women Journalists 1969–1981 |url=https://www.lilliputpress.ie/product/changing-the-times-irish-women-journalists-1969-1981}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The sisters {{!}} Magill |url=https://magill.ie/archive/sisters |website=magill.ie}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Mullally |first1=Una |title=We need bolshie women journalists as role models |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/we-need-bolshie-women-journalists-as-role-models-1.1685231 |work=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref> She made history by becoming the first female staff member to return to work in the ''Irish Times'' after marriage as well as negotiating paid maternity leave, another first.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dudgeon |first1=Piers |title=Maeve Binchy: The Biography |date=1 August 2013 |publisher=Biteback Publishing |isbn=978-1-84954-638-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cQ6uAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT92 |language=en}}</ref>


== Later life == == Later life ==
Maher married ] in 1969 and the couple had two daughters, Maeve (born 9 May 1970) and Nóra (born 17 May 1971). They later separated, but remained good friends for life and frequently worked together on cultural and trade-union projects.{{fact|date=March 2022}} Maher married ] in 1969 and the couple had two daughters, Maeve (born 9 May 1970) and Nóra (born 17 May 1971). They later separated, but remained good friends for life and frequently worked together on cultural and trade-union projects.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}


Maher was the first "mother of the chapel" ("chapel" refers to an in-house union branch within a newspaper) in the ] at ].<ref name="Times" /> Her connection with the union meant she was frequently the delegate to the ] and attended the NUJ conferences.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Unions |first1=Irish Congress of Trade |title=Equality Policy Papers » Equality » Congress |url=https://www.betterway.ie/equality/policypapers.html |website=Irish Congress of Trade Unions |language=en}}</ref> Maher was a lifelong union activist and held several senior positions within the union.<ref name="Times">{{cite news |last1=Bowers |first1=Shauna |title=Tributes paid to pioneering journalist Mary Maher who has died aged 81 |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/tributes-paid-to-pioneering-journalist-mary-maher-who-has-died-aged-81-1.4742838 |work=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NUJ pays tribute to Mary Maher |url=https://www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj-pays-tribute-to-mary-maher.html |website=www.nuj.org.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ireland |first1=Office of the President of |title=Media Library News Releases |url=https://president.ie/en/media-library/news-releases/statement-from-president-michael-d-higgins-on-the-death-of-mary-maher |website=president.ie |language=en}}</ref> Maher was the first "mother of the chapel" ("chapel" refers to an in-house union branch within a newspaper) in the ] at ].<ref name="Times" /> Her connection with the union meant she was frequently the delegate to the ] and attended the NUJ conferences.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Unions |first1=Irish Congress of Trade |title=Equality Policy Papers » Equality » Congress |url=https://www.betterway.ie/equality/policypapers.html |website=Irish Congress of Trade Unions |language=en}}</ref> Maher was a lifelong union activist and held several senior positions within the union.<ref name="Times">{{cite news |last1=Bowers |first1=Shauna |title=Tributes paid to pioneering journalist Mary Maher who has died aged 81 |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/tributes-paid-to-pioneering-journalist-mary-maher-who-has-died-aged-81-1.4742838 |work=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NUJ pays tribute to Mary Maher |url=https://www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj-pays-tribute-to-mary-maher.html |website=www.nuj.org.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ireland |first1=Office of the President of |title=Media Library News Releases |url=https://president.ie/en/media-library/news-releases/statement-from-president-michael-d-higgins-on-the-death-of-mary-maher |website=president.ie |language=en}}</ref>
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Irish journalist, feminist and trade unionist (1940–2021)

Mary Maher
Born(1940-11-09)9 November 1940
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died30 November 2021(2021-11-30) (aged 81)
Dublin, Ireland
Nationality
  • Irish
  • American
Occupation(s)Trade unionist, feminist, journalist
Known forfeminist activism

Mary Maher (9 November 1940 – 30 November 2021) was an American-born Irish trade unionist, feminist, and journalist. She was a founder of the Irish Women's Liberation Movement and the first women's editor at The Irish Times newspaper, where she worked for 36 years.

Early life

Maher was born in Chicago to Irish American parents, whose ancestors hailed mainly from County Tipperary. She had four siblings, James, Jerome, William and Bonnie. Maher grew up in Rogers Park, attending the local Sacred Heart School. Maher went on to get her diploma from Barat College in Lake Forest, Illinois.

Career

Maher became a reporter for the Chicago Tribune on the society desk. Unfulfilled, she relocated to Ireland where she became a journalist working for The Irish Times in 1965, an employer she remained with for 36 years.

Conscious of the changes and obstacles in Irish society at the time, Maher's pages covered topics such as corporal punishment, equal pay and housing slums. She was a founding member of the Irish Women's Liberation Movement.

Maher was one of a group of feminist Irish journalists including Maeve Donnellan, Nell McCafferty, Geraldine Kennedy, Gabrielle Williams, Renagh Holohan, Christina Murphy, Mary Cummins, and Caroline Walsh. They wrote about sexuality and social upheaval during the seventies in Ireland. Maher described it as the era when "Irish women were invented". She made history by becoming the first female staff member to return to work in the Irish Times after marriage as well as negotiating paid maternity leave, another first.

Later life

Maher married Des Geraghty in 1969 and the couple had two daughters, Maeve (born 9 May 1970) and Nóra (born 17 May 1971). They later separated, but remained good friends for life and frequently worked together on cultural and trade-union projects.

Maher was the first "mother of the chapel" ("chapel" refers to an in-house union branch within a newspaper) in the National Union of Journalists at The Irish Times. Her connection with the union meant she was frequently the delegate to the Dublin Council of Trade Unions and attended the NUJ conferences. Maher was a lifelong union activist and held several senior positions within the union.

Maher retired as assistant chief subeditor in 2001. A long illness saw her cared for in a nursing home in Bray, County Wicklow. She died in hospital in Dublin in November 2021.

Family history

During her time as a reporter Maher discovered a family secret, that one of her ancestors had possibly been one of the murderers of Patrick Henry Cronin. She wrote a semi-fictional novel about the murders called The Devil's Card.

Publications

See also

References

  1. "Tributes pour in for pioneering journalist and feminist activist Mary Maher". Her.ie.
  2. ^ Bowers, Shauna. "Tributes paid to pioneering journalist Mary Maher who has died aged 81". The Irish Times.
  3. ^ Galloway, Paul (4 November 1992). "FAMILY CLOSET WAS HIDING A VERY REAL SKELETON". Chicago Tribune.
  4. Changing the Times: Irish Women Journalists 1969–1981.
  5. Deane, Seamus; Bourke, Angela; Carpenter, Andrew; Williams, Jonathan (2002). The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing. NYU Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-9907-9.
  6. Sigillito, Gina (24 April 2012). The Daughters Of Maeve: 50 Irish Women Who Changed World. Kensington Publishing Corp. ISBN 978-0-8065-3609-5.
  7. Sweetman, Rosita (14 August 2020). Feminism Backwards. Mercier Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78117-758-7.
  8. Changing the Times: Irish Women Journalists 1969–1981.
  9. "The sisters | Magill". magill.ie.
  10. Mullally, Una. "We need bolshie women journalists as role models". The Irish Times.
  11. Dudgeon, Piers (1 August 2013). Maeve Binchy: The Biography. Biteback Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84954-638-6.
  12. Unions, Irish Congress of Trade. "Equality Policy Papers » Equality » Congress". Irish Congress of Trade Unions.
  13. "NUJ pays tribute to Mary Maher". www.nuj.org.uk.
  14. Ireland, Office of the President of. "Media Library News Releases". president.ie.
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