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This is the story of Constance Gore-Booth born into a wealthy Anglo-Irish family. She joined the fight for Irish freedom. She fought in the Easter Rising and was later sentenced to death but, because she was a woman, she imprisoned for life instead. This is her story.

This is the story of the amazing Constance Gore Booth who was born into a wealthy Anglo-Irish family and grew up enjoying painting, hunting and parties. She was even presented at court to Queen Victoria, and marries Casimir Markievicz, a Polish count she met in Paris. But later Con joined the fight for Irish freedom. She fought in the Easter Rising 1916 and afterwards she was sentenced to death but, because she was a woman, she was imprisoned for life instead. She felt that she had done what she was born to do. But Con was later released and found her battle were only just the beginning......