Name Margaret Hinchey | Died February 29, 1944 | |
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Born 10 December 1870 ( 1870-12-10 ) Limerick, Ireland | ||
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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.
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Biography
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 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.
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