Three Trinity graduates feature in An Post stamps celebrating outstanding women

Posted on: 06 March 2023

Ahead of International Women’s Day on Wednesday 8^th March, An Post is encouraging people to send a card or a letter to a woman who has inspired them or supported them in some aspect of their life using the new national stamps.  

The four Irish women featured on the stamps are:

Mary Robinson - first woman President of Ireland, served as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and is Chair of the Elders, Realizing Rights and the Mary Robinson Foundation for Climate Change.

Susan Denham - barrister, senior counsel, High Court judge and a member of the Supreme Court who also served as Chief Justice of Ireland from 2011 to 2017, the first woman to hold the position.

Jennie Wyse Power (1858 – 1941) was a founding member and former president of Cumann na mBan, long serving Senator and activist against gender discrimination.

Thekla Beere (1901-1991) was the first woman appointed Secretary of a government department and in 1970, chaired the Commission on the Status of Women.

The three Trinity graduates are Mary Robinson, Susan Denham, and Thekla Beere.

The stamps were designed by Dublin based, Oonagh Young of Design HQ and are based on primary source materials, such as newspapers, academic chronicles and posters relating to the women featured. The stamps are available from anpost.com/shop and selected post offices.

Speaking at the unveiling of the stamps at the GPO, Susan Denham, former Chief Justice, said: “I am honoured and delighted to feature on the Women in Public Life stamp issue, honoured on my own behalf and on behalf of the Judiciary, I regard it as a celebration of the inclusion of women in the Judiciary”.

Debbie Byrne, Managing Director, An Post Retail said: “The Women in Public Life stamp series celebrates women who are change makers in their own lifetime. Whether through their service to public life or their determined focus on social justice, the stamps capture the career achievements of these women in living their purpose to improve the lives of others in Ireland and globally. 

“With International Women’s Day on 8th March, it’s a great time to send a note or letter to a woman who has inspired us or supported us along the way.”

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