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Constance Markievicz was an Irish republican, socialist, and suffragist who took part in the Easter Rising of 1916. She served with the Irish Citizen Army during the insurrection and was sentenced to death, though the sentence was commuted. In 1918 she became the first woman elected to the British House of Commons, as a Sinn Féin candidate, but did not take her seat because Sinn Féin abstained from Westminster. She later served in revolutionary Irish political institutions and remains associated with Irish independence and women's political participation.
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Who was Constance Markievicz?
Constance Markievicz was an Irish republican, socialist, and suffragist. She took part in the Easter Rising of 1916 as a member of the Irish Citizen Army.
What happened to Constance Markievicz after the Easter Rising?
She was sentenced to death after the 1916 insurrection, but the sentence was commuted because she was a woman. She remained imprisoned as the political consequences of the rising developed.
What was Constance Markievicz’s 1918 political distinction?
In 1918 she became the first woman elected to the British House of Commons. As a Sinn Féin representative, she did not take her seat at Westminster because of the party’s abstention policy.
Was Constance Markievicz Ireland’s first female government minister?
Yes. In 1919 she became Minister for Labour in the revolutionary Irish government, making her one of the first women in the world to hold a cabinet-level political office.
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