Honoring Irish American and Womens’ History Month: An Extraordinary Irish Immigrant: Dr. Gertrude B. Kelly

Honoring Irish American and Womens’ History Month: An Extraordinary Irish Immigrant: Dr. Gertrude B. Kelly

3/25/2021, 6:30-7:30pm, Online via Zoom | To New Yorkers of a century ago, the name Dr. Gertrude B. Kelly was well-known and familiar to many. Born in Ireland but raised in the US, Kelly broke glass ceilings in her lifetime and maintained commitments to Irish matters, as well as activism around other issues. A New York mayor had a New York City playground named after her in the 1930s, but 90 years later her accomplishments had been largely forgotten. This lecture uncovers some of the history of Dr. Kelly as a way to shed light on the concerns of Irish New Yorkers a century ago. Presented by Miriam Nyhan Grey.

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