Author: Naughton, Lindie
Brand: Merrion Press
Edition: 2nd edition
Number Of Pages: 342
Release Date: 30-10-2018
Details: Countess Constance Markievicz – one of the most remarkable women in Irish history – was a revolutionary, a socialist and a feminist, as well as an artist and writer. A natural leader, “Madame”, as she was known to thousands of Dubliners, took an active part in the 1916 Rising and was one of the few leaders to escape execution. Instead, she spent an arduous year in an English prison, surrounded by murderers, prostitutes and thieves. Later, during another stretch in prison, she would make history as the first woman elected to the British Houses of Parliament, and momentous event that is due to receive widespread commemoration at the time of its centenary in December 2018.
EAN: 9781785372216
Languages: English
Binding: paperback
Item Condition: New