User:HeadHuncho007/Margaret Hinchey

Who was Margaret Hinchey[edit]
Margaret Hinchey (10 December 1870 – 29 February 1944) was an American suffragist, labor organizer, and leader. She was publicly active in these causes between 1912 and 1917.

Biography[edit]
She was born on 10 December 1870 in Limerick, Ireland, to Thomas Hinchey and Mary Maloney. She migrated to New York City in 1897 and worked in a laundry.

In February, 1914, Hinchey spoke at the White House in Washington D.C. for a meeting of the Equal Suffrage League, recounting her meeting (along with 35 other women suffragists) with President Woodrow Wilson to push for women's suffrage. By 1920 she was working as a domestic servant.

She died in Manhattan, New York City on 29 February 1944.

Personal Life[edit]
In may of 1940, Hinchey was not allowed at her local church due to the fact that they didn't like her voicing out on women's suffrage and why they deserve more rights.

Strikes/Marches/Movement[edit]
In 1909-1919 Hinchey was apart of the "Women's Suffrage Party" in the State of New York.

In 1914 Hinchey was apart of the "Women's Suffrage Movement" in the state of Montana.

'''Hogan, Lian. “Isn’t Your Sister and Your Daughter and Your Wife a Person? Margret Hinchey: Immigrant, Labour Leader, Suffragette.” The Old Limerick Journal WInter Edition, 2018.'''

In the passage written based on Margaret Hinchey, it voices her accomplishments alongside by her historical events. The passage mentions her memorable speech given at the White House. Alongside 500 other of her accompanied activists women, Margaret gave a speech on "The Working Women of the United States". Her speech was intended to inform people of the US about why women should be given the right to vote. With that speech, Margaret was able to create a dent in the minds of the everyday American of voicing why its right for women to vote. In addition to her public speeches, the article also talks about the strikes she was involved in. In 1913 she started the "Shirt Waist Strike" a strike in order to once again fight for women's rights. She was then arrested and charged for unlawful behavior. I plan on using this article to talk about her successes as well as her defeats. I'll be able to compare and contrast the type of events that she went through.

'Kenneally, James J. “Women Divided: The Catholic Struggle for an Equal Rights Amendment, 1923-1945.” The Catholic Historical Review'', vol. 75, no. 2, 1989, pp. 249–63. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25023034. Accessed 24 Oct. 2023.'''

In the article presented, it talks about how Hinchey is seen to be going against religious rules and ethics. The article's main point is how Hinchey was so passionate about her political views that she was getting into conflicts at her local church. In the passage, it voiced how she was "voicing out too much as a women". Voicing about her political views as to why women deserved the right too vote ended up hurting her in the end. It explained that she was no longer allowed at her church for those reasons. I plan on using this passage in order to takk about her personal life and how her passion caused bumps in the road.

Tara M. McCarthy (2014) Woman Suffrage and Irish Nationalism: ethnic appeals and alliances in America, Women's History Review, 23:2, 188-203, DOI: 10.1080/09612025.2013.849143

In the article by Tara M.McCarthy, she elaborates on what campaign strategies Hinchey used in order to have successful campaigns and strikes/marches throughout her time of patriarchy. The article voiced how she used location, time, and people to execute her events. It talked about how she would start her marches in local rural town areas in order gain attention of the local people. She would then start at a time where most people were out on the streets. That being around 3-4 o'clock. Finally, she was successful for the fact that she gathered multiple people to walk alongside her and voice the importance of women's rights. As an activist, she was able to strategize simple but affective events that caused her multiple positive strikes/marches. I plan on using this article to talk about her leading skills as an activist as well as, how it shows her persistence to speak on what she truly believes in.

'''SCHAFFER, R. (1962). THE NEW YORK CITY WOMAN SUFFRAGE PARTY, 1909-1919. New York History, 43(3), 269–287. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23153512 '''

In the article by R. Schaffer, its main key take away is about how Hinchey was invloved in "The New York City Women Suffrage Movement." The party was created and aimed to get voted of immigrants in America to vote for women's rights. Specifically aiming at Italian, Irish, and Greek europeans. In order to gain votes, Hinchey and her accompanied activists would go through the streets holding up Italian, Irish, and Greek flags in order to convince people to vote for them. As a result, this act of acknowledging nationality ended up creating a massive widespread of support and votes for Hinchey. I plan on using this article to talk about her marketing stratigies for votes as a political figure. Using this article in correlation to other ones to talk about her successes as well.

'''Kohl, M. (2014). Women's suffrage in montana. Montana; the Magazine of Western History, 64(2), 4-6. Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/womens-suffrage-montana/docview/1551191162/se-2 '''

In the article by M. Kohl, it focuses on Hinchey's movement in the state of Montana. In the article it talks about Hinchey's persistance in order to get women's voting rights for city council and other governmental positions. Hinchey was persistant on getting women more and more freedom from their male counterparts. So what she decided to do was crate petitions for women to be allowed to vote on small city elections and for council men. With this petition, she was able to get it approved and getting women a small window of voting rights. I plan on using this article in order to talk about her accomplishments and why she was such an impact on women and their progress in history.