Dress suitably in short skirts and sitting boots, leave your jewels and gold wands in the bank, and buy a revolver. — Constance's advice to lady rebels (image via National Library of Ireland) Constance was born into a world of aristocratic galas, ballgowns and champagne — but one century ago, in the Easter Rising of 1916, she traded her tiara for the trenches. As a prominent member of Sinn Fein, the Irish Republican party, Constance led hundreds of women in the fight for Irish independence. She inspired loyalty and devotion with her legendary fierceness — and her stubbornness. "While Ireland is not free, I remain a rebel, unconverted and uncontrovertible," she told her lady friends. "There is no word strong enough for it."
A Woman to Know: Constance Georgine Markievicz
A Woman to Know: Constance Georgine…
A Woman to Know: Constance Georgine Markievicz
Dress suitably in short skirts and sitting boots, leave your jewels and gold wands in the bank, and buy a revolver. — Constance's advice to lady rebels (image via National Library of Ireland) Constance was born into a world of aristocratic galas, ballgowns and champagne — but one century ago, in the Easter Rising of 1916, she traded her tiara for the trenches. As a prominent member of Sinn Fein, the Irish Republican party, Constance led hundreds of women in the fight for Irish independence. She inspired loyalty and devotion with her legendary fierceness — and her stubbornness. "While Ireland is not free, I remain a rebel, unconverted and uncontrovertible," she told her lady friends. "There is no word strong enough for it."