Cork project gets seal of approval from Vicky Phelan
A Cork business aiming to spark conversations about incredible people with children has been given the seal of approval from CervicalCheck campaigner Vicky Phelan. Photo/Instagram: @vickyphelan
Amy Nolan
A Cork business aiming to spark conversations about incredible people with children has been given the seal of approval by CervicalCheck campaigner Vicky Phelan.
Ahead of International Women s Day on Monday, The Wonderkind, based in Cork, has released a new set of hair clips featuring trailblazing Irish women.
Called Mnawesome na hEireann , the clips feature five inspirational women - former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson; Cork-born Mary Jones (Mother Jones) who fought fearlessly for basic rights for children and for workers in the 1900s; 16th-century pirate queen Gráinne Mhaol; Irish revolutionary, Countess Markievicz and Phelan herself.
The Wonderkind is well known for their girl power hair clips with previous designs including Frida Khalo, Rosa Parks and Greta Thunberg to name but a few.
The project was started by Cork-based Niamh O’Dea and Lisa Rodrigues with all their designs printed in Dublin and hand-assembled in Cork
With International Women s Day and St Patrick s Day in the same month Wonderkind decided to create something extra special with their Mnawesome na hEireann hair clip set.
The set includes five iconic Irish women, children s rights activist Mother Jones, former president Mary Robinson, Irish pirate Grainne Ni Mhaille, Irish freedom fighter Countess Markievicz and cervical cancer activist Vicky Phelan.