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To the readers of Forward possibly some sort of apology is due for the non-appearance of my notes for the past few weeks, but I am sure that they quite well understand that I was, so to speak, otherwise engaged. On the day I generally write my little screed, I was engaged on the 31st of August in learning how to walk around in a ring with about 40 other unfortunates kept six paces apart, and yet slip in a word or two to the poor devil in front of or behind me without being noticed by the watchful prison warders. ....

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International Women's Day: Ireland's inspiring females


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International Women s Day, March 8, celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Here IrishCentral looks at the inspiring lives of some of Ireland s fiercest females.
In 1976, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich wrote, Well-behaved women seldom make history… and this could not be truer for the cast of characters found in Irish history.
All these women threw away social norms, lead the life they wanted and achieved what they set out to, even when they were told no.
Maureen O’Hara (1920 - 2015)
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Maureen O Hara, pictured here in 1960. (Getty Images)
Maureen O Hara was known in Hollywood for her drive and personality. Not your typical Hollywood actress, she didn’t drink or smoke, have numerous affairs, or go to parties, but that does not mean she was a quiet goodie two shoes. Maureen O’Hara had a fiery temper as bright as her hair, but she was never considered a diva and never lost her down-to-ear ....

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