Sinead O’Connor’s lifelong dedication to women’s rights: ‘We aren’t merely objects of desire’

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Sinead O’Connor is being remembered for her lifelong advocacy of women’s rights following her death at the age of 56.

“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad,” her family shared in a statement to Ireland’s national broadcaster RTE and the BBC on 26 July. “Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time.”