Kathleen Lynn
Irish politician, activist and medical doctor (1874–1955) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kathleen Florence Lynn (28 January 1874 – 14 September 1955) was an Irish Sinn Féin politician, activist and medical doctor.
Kathleen Lynn | |
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Vice President of Sinn Féin | |
In office 1923–1927 | |
Leader | Éamon de Valera |
Teachta Dála | |
In office August 1923 – June 1927 | |
Constituency | Dublin County |
Personal details | |
Born | (1874-01-28)28 January 1874 Killala, County Mayo, Ireland |
Died | 14 September 1955(1955-09-14) (aged 81) |
Education | Alexandra College |
Alma mater | Royal University of Ireland |
Military service | |
Branch/service | Irish Citizen Army |
Rank | Captain/Chief Medical Officer |
Battles/wars | Easter Rising |
Lynn was so greatly affected by the poverty and disease among the poor in the west of Ireland that, at 16, she decided to be a doctor. She was educated in England and Germany, before enrolling in the Royal University of Ireland, a forerunner to the UCD School of Medicine. Following her graduation in 1899, Lynn went to the United States, where she worked for ten years, before returning to Ireland to become the first female doctor at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital (1910–1916). In 1919, she founded Saint Ultan's Children's Hospital.