Margaret Skinnider, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Margaret Skinnider

Irish republican activist

Date of Birth: 28-May-1892

Place of Birth: Coatbridge, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 10-Oct-1971

Profession: teacher, autobiographer, suffragist

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Margaret Skinnider (28 May 1892 – 10 October 1971) was a revolutionary and feminist born in Coatbridge, Scotland.
She fought during the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin as a sniper, among other roles, and was the only female wounded in the action.
As a scout, she was praised for her bravery.
Sadhbh Walsche in The New York Times refers to her as "the schoolteacher turned sniper".