Great Lives - Andrea Catherwood on Constance Markievicz
Download Andrea Catherwood on Constance Markievicz
Constance Markievicz led an amazing life - a leading figure during the Easter Rising of 1916, she was the first woman elected to Parliament though she never took her seat.
Markievicz was born into a wealthy Anglo-Irish family and gained her exotic surname from marriage to a Polish count. She was adventurous, flamboyant, committed to woman's rights, court-martialled and nearly shot.
Nominating her is Andrea Catherwood, ex-ITN correspondent who made her first documentary for BBC Radio 4.
Presented by Matthew Parris.
With Lindie Naughton, author of Markievicz - A Most Outrageous Rebel.
Producer: Miles Warde
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2017.
Published on Tuesday, 19th September 2017.
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