“I was elected by the women of Ireland, who instead of rocking the cradle, rocked the system.”

#OnThisDay, 3 Dec 1990, Mary Robinson was inaugurated as the first woman to be President of the Republic of Ireland.

"In a society where the rights and potential of women are constrained, no man can be truly free. He may have power, but he will not have freedom."

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