Vote for Nano – Celebrate Nano Nagle: A Trailblazer in Education and Social Justice
Let’s honour Cork legend Nano Nagle by showcasing her portrait in the halls of UCC, celebrating her remarkable legacy.
CORK CITY, IRELAND – 27 July 2024 The Women on Walls campaign has come to Cork. This initiative by Accenture Ireland aims to spotlight women leaders and trailblazers and visually represent their often invisible contributions to society. Nano Nagle Place is calling on the people of Cork to nominate Nano Nagle to be commemorated as part of this campaign.
The Women on Walls campaign began in 2016 with the Royal Irish Academy, followed by a second campaign with RCSI in 2019, and a third with DCU in 2020. This is the first time the campaign has commenced with a public call for subject nominations and the first time in Cork.
At Nano Nagle Place, we believe Nano Nagle should be nominated for the Accenture Women on Walls project because of her transformative impact on education and social justice in 18th-century Ireland. As a pioneering educator and founder of the Presentation Sisters, she championed the rights of the poor and marginalised, establishing schools that provided vital education to impoverished children, especially girls. Nano Nagle’s dedication to empowerment through education laid the groundwork for generations of women to follow in her footsteps, making her an inspiring figure whose legacy continues to resonate today.
John Smith, CEO of Nano Nagle Place, highlights this worthy campaign
“We are calling on the people of Cork to vote for Nano Nagle as part of the newly unveiled women on walls project in UCC. Help us to illuminate the memory of ‘The Lady of the Lantern’ in Cork. Nano couldn’t turn a blind eye to the struggles of those around her. The stark contrast between her privileged upbringing and the harsh realities of poverty in her community ignited a fire within her – a determination to make things better for everyone, one act of kindness at a time. Her legacy lives on in Nano Nagle Place and around the world through the Presentation Sisters.”
Let’s re-imagine the impact of Nano Nagle together by creating the opportunity for her to be immortalised in a brand new commissioned portrait at University College Cork. Learn more about this remarkable woman by visiting our award-winning museum at Nano Nagle Place.
Your vote can help us showcase the remarkable legacy of Nano Nagle and make her contributions visible to future generations.
How to Vote:
- Visit the Women on Walls page: Accenture Women on Walls
- Cast your nomination through the form online
Voting ends on Tuesday, August 6th 2024 at 12:00 pm
Looking for information to support your nomination?
- Read – The Story of Nano Nagle
- Watch – Learn how Nano Nagle is considered a “Gamechanger” by RTÉ Today.
- Visit the Nano Nagle Place Museum