Countess Markievicz, born Constance Georgine Gore-Booth, was an Irish revolutionary, suffragette, and politician. She was the daughter of an Anglo-Irish landlord and an Irish artist. In 1900, she married a Polish count, Casimir Markievicz, and became a countess.

Markievicz was actively involved in charitable work throughout her life, including helping the poor and working-class people in Dublin. She was a member of the Daughters of Ireland, a women’s organization focused on promoting Irish culture and independence.

During the Easter Rising of 1916, Markievicz fought alongside other rebels at St. Stephen’s Green. She was in command there and set up barricades, issued orders, and even led a raid on a hotel for supplies. She was arrested and sentenced to death but her sentence was commuted to life in prison.

In 1918, Markievicz was the first woman elected to the British Parliament, but she did not take her seat in protest of British rule in Ireland. She instead became the Minister for Labour in the Irish Republican government.

Markievicz died in 1927, poor and in ill health. Despite her social standing, she remained committed to social justice and equality throughout her life. She is remembered as a fearless and devoted revolutionary who fought for the rights of her people.