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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 corporal punishment, equal pay and housing |
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| 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 ], ], ], ], ], ], ] 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> | ||
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Irish journalist, feminist and trade unionist
| Mary Maher | |
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| Irish journalist, feminist and trade unionist | |
| Born | (1940-11-09)9 November 1940 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | 30 November 2021(2021-11-30) (aged 81) Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality |
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| Occupation(s) | Trade unionist, feminist, journalist |
| 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, where she worked for 36 years.
Early life
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.
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 then went on to become the first "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 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 book about the murders called The Devil's Card.
Publications
- Maher, Mary (1992). The Devil's Card. Brandon. ISBN 978-0-86322-130-9.
- O'Brien, Kate Cruise; Maher, Mary (1997). If Only. Poolbeg. ISBN 978-1-85371-751-2.
See also
References
- "Tributes pour in for pioneering journalist and feminist activist Mary Maher". Her.ie.
- ^ Bowers, Shauna. "Tributes paid to pioneering journalist Mary Maher who has died aged 81". The Irish Times.
- ^ Galloway, Paul (4 November 1992). "FAMILY CLOSET WAS HIDING A VERY REAL SKELETON". Chicago Tribune.
- Changing the Times: Irish Women Journalists 1969–1981.
- 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.
- Changing the Times: Irish Women Journalists 1969–1981.
- "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.
- 1940 births
- 2021 deaths
- American emigrants to Ireland
- Writers from Dublin (city)
- Irish women journalists
- Irish feminists
- Irish trade unionists
- 20th-century Irish women writers
- Chicago Tribune people
- The Irish Times people
- Writers from Chicago
- American people of Irish descent
- 20th-century American journalists
- 20th-century Irish journalists
- American women journalists
- 21st-century Irish women writers
- 21st-century American women writers
- 21st-century Irish journalists
- Irish women activists