• Two Irishwomen. Left: Constance Markievicz (1868-1927), noted labor reformer. Born to wealth and privilege, she developed a strong class consciousness in childhood and deplored Ireland's poverty and ruling class oppression. A leader in the 1916 Easter Rebellion, she was arrested and tried for treason. She was the first woman to be elected to the British House of Commons, but she refused her seat while Ireland remained under English rule. Right: Maud Gonne (1866-1953), Irish revolutionary and actress. Born into wealth and social position, she devoted her energy and personal fortune to the cause of Irish home rule. She personally rebuilt homes of evicted farmers and fought for labor reform. In 1900 she founded a women's group, Inghinidhe Na Eireann (Daughters of Ireland), a revolutionary patriotic and feminist group.
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Two Irish Women, Constance Markievicz and Maud Gonne postcard

From Women Making History: The Revolutionary Feminist Postcard Art of Helaine Victoria Press by Julia M. Allen and Jocelyn H. Cohen

  • Jumbo 5 ½” x 7¼” postcard. Originally printed offset in purple at California Institute of the Arts on the Rotaprint offset press. Second printing in blue in 1975 at Cal Arts. Four more offset printings over the years. Unfortunately, the last printing was inadvertently printed on a press sheet with a poppy (orange) colored border, a color claimed by the British-linked Northern Irish and thus anathema to residents of the Republic of Ireland.
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