Meg Connery
Meg Connery (1881–1956), was an Irish suffragist organiser and activist. Life Margaret Knight was born to parents John and Bridget Knight (née Kelly) in Westport, County Mayo. She was the third of nine children. One sister, Bridget was also involved in the suffragette movement in America. Her uncle, a Franciscan Friar encouraged her education. Her husband was John Patrick 'Con' Connery and they married in Clonmel in July 1909. Little is known about her before her involvement with the Irish Women's Franchise League. 'Meg' Connery worked with Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington and was as becoming vice-chairwoman of the Irish Women's Franchise League. She was known for her activism, breaking windows and throwing rocks as well as demonstrating, working on the Irish Citizen and going to jail for the cause. She is particularly remembered for the photo taken of her distributing copies of the Irish Citizen to Bonar Law and Sir Edward Carson. Imprisonments and demonstrations Connery had no illusions that women would vote in any way differently than men, or that they would use their vote more effectively. She was against the double standards that occurred between women and men. She wrote about it for The Irish Citizen more than once. In