Countess Constance Markiweicz was Irish Sinn Fein, Fianna Fail politician, suffragette, revolutionary nationalist, socialist, and a kind hearted women. To her,“The Easter Rebellion was a failed rebellion”, and yet, she did not regret partaking in the horrific rebellion. Constance Gore-Booth was born on the 4th of feb, 1868, in London. The Countess was born protestant, and into a wealthy estate of which her farther, Sir Henry Gore-Booth owned. Her family was famous for their kindness towards their servants and tenants, and due to her upbringing, the Countess was appalled by any form of discrimination.
In 1900, Constance married Count Casimir Markievicz, and gained the title Countess. In 1906, the Countess and her husband rented out a cottage,
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Countess Constance joined the ICA in 1913, for the reasons of protecting workers and protestors from the police. James Connolly mentored Constance, as she was one of the first joining members, and had a significant role in developing her political ideology. In 1927, the Countess reinforced this as she stated in ‘The Nation’ newspaper “when he began to organise the Irish Citizen Army he brought me along, teaching me”.
James Connolly and the ICA provided motivations for involvement in the Easter Rebellion as the Countess dedicated her life to what she considered to be helping others and to the fall of British rule. The Countess believed that the ICA was working towards a better future for Catholics who were discriminated against, and for the freedom of Ireland.‘The Peasant and Sinn Fein’, and her loving upbringing motivated her as she saw the harsh conditions faced by many, and she believed that Ireland’s freedom would help prevent this
Nancy Hart proved herself a hero when a group of Tories invaded her home. One evening, a “Liberty Boy” had come running through the woodland from a group of Tories. He had come upon the home of Nancy Hart and Nancy Hart had hid him in her home from the Tories who were chasing after him. Not long after, the group of six British Tories that were chasing the “Liberty Boy” had come
Isabelle Wolfe Baruch Isabelle Wolfe, born 4 Mar 1850 in Winnsboro, Fairfield, South Carolina, the daughter of Sailing Wolfe, a young merchant and planter of Winnsboro, and Sara Cohen, daughter of Rabbi Hartwig Cohen of Charleston. Isabelle, known as “Belle” married Simon Baruch who had immigrated from Schwersenz, near Poland, in East Prussia, to Camden, South Carolina in 1855 to avoid Prussian conscription. At the time he immigrated to America, Simon was fifteen years old and the only person he knew in America when he arrived was a man by the name of Mannes Baum. Mr. Baum was the owner of a general store in Camden, SC and was married to an aunt of Baruch’s mother.
Imagine being torn from your home, forced into camps, discriminated against to the extreme, separated from your family, and possibly even killed just because of your religious beliefs. Many of Europe's Jews suffered this treatment. About 5-6 million jews out of 9 million Jews died in the holocaust. Marion Blumenthal-Lazan, was a jew who did not die. She should receive the Holocaust Medal of Honour.
She was born to a Quaker tradition family with a strong “tone of independence and moral zeal” (Britannica, 2017). Because of her families Quaker
From Foner: 1) How did John Adams view property requirements for voting? According to John Adams, the right to vote was given to men who owned property. Those without property, he saw as lesser people who were unable to be level headed and have the responsibilities of voting.
Before the American Revolution, Mercy and her family were heavily involved in the rebellious acts of the Patriots. Her early life before the Stamp Act of 1765 and her family’s involvement in politics was very crucial in that it helped Mercy become the propagandist she needed to be. Growing up, Mercy’s father would let her study
In the book Celia Garth by Gwen Bristow, there is an adolescent girl who is battling a “normal life” every teenager is supposedly suppose to live and trying to stay alive while the Revolutionary War is happening. During trying to balance these two aspects of her life she goes through many obstacles, between losing her fiancé, Jimmy, and spying for her new lover Luke. Celia shows attributes for being a exquisite role model, from keeping her faith throughout the book, to being respectful and loving to all the people that came into her life, and being and staying humble. Throughout the hardships and twists of the war, Celia still remained intact with her religion and love for God.
Even some women would go so far to gather money to put clothes on the soldier’s back or sew their clothes. Others would travel with the men, whether it is camp followers, who were women who washed, cooked, nursed, sew, gather supplies, and even in some cases be sex partners or spies. Women dressed up as men and changed their name to fight as a soldier, or General’s wives who just wanted to be with their husbands like Martha Washington or Caty Greene. Not only do we see the point of the war through the women’s eyes that resisted British rule, but also from the eyes of Frederika von Residesel whose husband, Fritz Residesel, who fought for Britain. Indian women also felt the effects of the war, because they thought that “if America won their social roles would be changed and their power within their communities diminished” (Berkin.107).
Amiah Terrell Walls 3 Gifted World Literature 13 March, 2016 Inconsistency in Strongly Held Beliefs Four years after Anna Howard Shaw gave her famous speech, "The Fundamental Principle of a Republic", women gained the right to vote everywhere in the United States. Suffragists, women’s rights activists in the early 20th century, worked to gain this fundamental right for years through speeches, protests, an events, but any bill that would bring progress to their movement had been shot down by the supreme court or other U.S government branches every time. Individual states granted some voting rights to women, but they would have only been able to vote in state elections previous to 1919. Anna Shaw was on the cutting edge of the suffragist’s
Although Swift was an exceptional activist for ending Irish oppression, the horrible conditions lasted for several years. Around the time of the American and French Revolutions, the Irish were inspired to rebel against Britain; however, in 1798, their attempt at standing up for themselves was unsuccessful. In the year 1800, oppression against Ireland grew worse when they became part of the United Kingdom. During this time, anti-Catholicism had grown tremendously in the United Kingdom, making it extremely difficult for the Irish to represent themselves. Ireland’s poor conditions continued to grow worse, and ultimately they reached one of the lowest points in Irish history: the potato famine.
She at first presents this argument to the people that attended the convention of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. This speech slowly spread to the rest of the United states and she became one of the reasons child labor was restricted. Many people saw her as a great hero for helping the children that were working. Kelley presents all three rhetorical strategies: ethos, logos, and pathos.
Perhaps it takes courage to raise children”. This quiet bravery led her through her life as a mother, her career as a teacher, her service to her community, and her mission to protect her country by selling Liberty Bonds during World War II. Every one of these actions is also evidence of
She presented a strong position in that her goal was to overturn a system that was “built upon the broken hearts and prostate bodies of her countrymen in chains” all while appealing to duty and responsibilities of the men who stood before
Women in England during the 1800s faced restrictions to participate in movements and were limited in their political speaking and voting capabilities. Although many women accepted their fate, some fought for a different social role. (“The Women 's Rights Movement”) Women such Mary Wollstonecraft, Jane Austen, and Mary Shelley inspired a new way of radical thinking towards human rights, specifically the rights of women (Surgis). Thanks to these inspiring individuals, there was a change in women’s attitude regarding their options to become part of the work force, gain an education, and have equal rights in marriage (Surgis).
She had the name Irish with her biological family, Dorothy with her foster families and Vivian as her independent name “viewing life now as a series of unrelated adaptations” (Baker 192). The independence that Vivian develops through the plot is remarkable for someone her age and is also surprising seeing everything she had to