Bean na hÉireann (Women of Ireland) was the Journal of Inghinidhe na hÉireann (Daughters of Ireland), a women's organization established in 1900 by Maud Gonne MacBride. Helena Moloney, a member of Inghinidhe na hÉireann, became editor of Bean na hÉireann, the newspaper advocating feminism, nationalism, separatism from Britain and activism. This gave nationalist women a voice. The newspaper was distributed free of charge to all members of Inghinidhe na hÉireann and to the men and women of Ireland. James Connolly, who was in America at the time, lent his support by writing to Bean na hÉireann. In February 1909, the newspaper's editorial was a response to a letter from Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, in her letter urging women to press for parliamentary suffrage. Women had a low status in Irish society in the early 1900s. They were prohibited from joining existing organizations such as the Land League, and they were not allowed to own or inherit property. Women did not have the same educational opportunities as men, they were not allowed to attend classes at either Trinity College Dublin or University College Dublin, but they were allowed to take the same exams than male students. small was progress for women. In 1900, women began to demand more rights, they wanted the right to vote, but at the time they could not join political parties and they were treated as second class citizens. Women's participation in public life was frowned upon by the Catholic Church and other male-dominated organizations. All this motivated a women's movement in Ireland. The aims of Inghinidhe na hÉireann were: to promote the Irish language, Irish literature, history, music and art, the basics...... middle of paper ......nidhe na hÉireann /Daughters of Ireland Clan na nGaedheal/Girl Scouts of Ireland. History of Ireland, Vol. 19, No. 5.), Wordwell Ltd.7. Sinéad McCoole, Sandra M. Pearce, (2005). No Ordinary Women: Irish Women Activists in the Revolutionary Years 1900-1923. New review Hibernia / Iris Éireannach Nua, Vol. 9, No. 1, University of St. Thomas. Pages 159-160.8. Mattews, D.A. (2010). Renegades: Irish Republican Women 1900-1922. Cork: The Mercier Press Ltd.9. Cliona Murphy, (1989). Always on the sidelines. The Irish Review, No. 6 (Spring 1989), Cork University Press. 134-13710. Ryan, L. and Ward, M. (2007). Irish women and the vote: becoming citizens. Dublin Portland: Irish Academic Press.11. http://comeheretome.com/2014/04/08/the-ancient-order-of-hooligans-and-other-opponents-of-womens-suffrage-in-1910s-dublin/12. http://womenworkersunion.ie/