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| Maher was born in ] to parents from ], County Tipperary. She had two siblings, Jerome and Bonnie. Maher grew up in ] attending the local Sacred Heart School. Maher went on to get her diploma from ] in ].<ref name=Chicago/> | Maher was born in ] to parents from ], County Tipperary. She had two siblings, Jerome and Bonnie. Maher grew up in ] attending the local Sacred Heart School. Maher went on to get her diploma from ] in ].<ref name=Chicago/> | ||
| Maher became a reporter for the Chicago Tribune on the society desk.<ref name=Chicago>{{cite news |title=Chicago Tribune: Chicago news, sports, weather, entertainment |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-11-04-9204100060-story.html |work=chicagotribune.com}}</ref> Unfulfilled, Maher relocated to Ireland where she became a journalist working for the Irish Times |
Maher became a reporter for the ] on the society desk.<ref name=Chicago>{{cite news |title=Chicago Tribune: Chicago news, sports, weather, entertainment |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-11-04-9204100060-story.html |work=chicagotribune.com}}</ref> Unfulfilled, Maher relocated to Ireland where she became a journalist working for the ]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. <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.ie/books?id=qZ6W1LiIyYYC&pg=PA1474&lpg=PA1474&dq=Mary+Maher+journalist&source=bl&ots=FBZqnExq3D&sig=ACfU3U2YRQ2N3x2sxUHmbYrmXoIeHI1GHQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiegbDg7cD0AhWmQEEAHTbeB-04KBDoAXoECBgQAw#v=onepage&q=Mary%20Maher%20journalist&f=false |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.ie/books?id=XfUCl5tHDNUC&pg=PA243&lpg=PA243&dq=Mary+Maher+journalist&source=bl&ots=tC5ZEKS_GL&sig=ACfU3U1ZasMF6klV9vgHG8kpZoGeFpETHA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiegbDg7cD0AhWmQEEAHTbeB-04KBDoAXoECBYQAw#v=onepage&q=Mary%20Maher%20journalist&f=false |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.ie/books?id=pd_7DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT73&lpg=PT73&dq=Mary+Maher+journalist&source=bl&ots=55Mlv8O03M&sig=ACfU3U1aK31p9wOiGvhoIPHNvheaBzgejA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiegbDg7cD0AhWmQEEAHTbeB-04KBDoAXoECBcQAw#v=onepage&q=Mary%20Maher%20journalist&f=false |language=en}}</ref> | ||
| Maher was one of a group including Maeve Donnellan, ], ], ], Renagh Holohan, ], Mary Cummins and Caroline Walsh.<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 woman staff member to return to work in the Irish Times after marriage as well as managing to be paid for 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.ie/books?id=cQ6uAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT92&lpg=PT92&dq=Mary+Maher+journalist&source=bl&ots=8q-LXeRA8f&sig=ACfU3U1LVrKMcmt_3P_YkXpkpEfkuckXuw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiegbDg7cD0AhWmQEEAHTbeB-04KBDoAXoECBUQAw#v=onepage&q=Mary%20Maher%20journalist&f=false |language=en}}</ref> As a result Maher was also the first woman to be a mother in the ] at the paper. 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 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 one of a group including Maeve Donnellan, ], ], ], Renagh Holohan, ], Mary Cummins and Caroline Walsh.<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 woman staff member to return to work in the Irish Times after marriage as well as managing to be paid for 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.ie/books?id=cQ6uAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT92&lpg=PT92&dq=Mary+Maher+journalist&source=bl&ots=8q-LXeRA8f&sig=ACfU3U1LVrKMcmt_3P_YkXpkpEfkuckXuw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiegbDg7cD0AhWmQEEAHTbeB-04KBDoAXoECBUQAw#v=onepage&q=Mary%20Maher%20journalist&f=false |language=en}}</ref> As a result Maher was also the first woman to be a mother in the ] at the paper. 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 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 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 November 2021.<ref name="Times"/> | Maher retired as assistant chief subeditor in 2001. A long illness saw her cared for in a nursing home in ]. She died in hospital in Dublin November 2021.<ref name="Times"/> | ||
| ==Family history== | ==Family history== | ||
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Irish journalist, feminist and trade unionist
| Mary Maher | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1940-11-09)9 November 1940 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | 30 November 2021(2021-11-30) (aged 81) Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Known for | feminist 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.
Biography
Maher was born in Chicago to parents from Killenaule, County Tipperary. She had two siblings, Jerome 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.
Maher became a reporter for the Chicago Tribune on the society desk. Unfulfilled, Maher relocated to Ireland where she became a journalist working for the Irish Timesin 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 including Maeve Donnellan, Nell McCafferty, Geraldine Kennedy, Gabrielle Williams, Renagh Holohan, Christina Murphy, Mary Cummins and Caroline Walsh. She made history by becoming the first woman staff member to return to work in the Irish Times after marriage as well as managing to be paid for maternity leave, another first. As a result Maher was also the first woman to be a mother in the National Union of Journalists at the paper. Her connection with the union meant she was frequently the delegate to the Dublin Council of Trade Unions and attended the NUJ conferences. Maher 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 November 2021.
Family history
During her time as a reporter Maher discovered a family secret, that her ancestor had possibly been one of the murderers of Patrick Henry Cronin. She wrote a book about the murders called The Devil's Card.
Bibliography
- The Devil’s Card (Dingle: Brandon; NY: St. Martin's 1992),
- If Only (Poolbeg 1997)
Sources
- ^ "Chicago Tribune: Chicago news, sports, weather, entertainment". chicagotribune.com.
- Changing the Times: Irish Women Journalists 1969-1981.
- ^ Bowers, Shauna. "Tributes paid to pioneering journalist Mary Maher who has died aged 81". The Irish Times.
- Deane, Seamus; Bourke, Angela; Carpenter, Andrew; Williams, Jonathan (2002). The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing. NYU Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-9907-9.
- Sigillito, Gina (24 April 2012). The Daughters Of Maeve: 50 Irish Women Who Changed World. Kensington Publishing Corp. ISBN 978-0-8065-3609-5.
- Sweetman, Rosita (14 August 2020). Feminism Backwards. Mercier Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78117-758-7.
- "The sisters | Magill". magill.ie.
- Mullally, Una. "We need bolshie women journalists as role models". The Irish Times.
- Dudgeon, Piers (1 August 2013). Maeve Binchy: The Biography. Biteback Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84954-638-6.
- Unions, Irish Congress of Trade. "Equality Policy Papers » Equality » Congress". Irish Congress of Trade Unions.
- "NUJ pays tribute to Mary Maher". www.nuj.org.uk.
- Ireland, Office of the President of. "Media Library News Releases". president.ie.