On #StPatricksDay, we remember the Irish socialist, feminist, and revolutionary politician, Constance Markievicz, also known as the “rebel countess,” who dedicated her life to the Irish struggle for independence and became one of the first woman ministers in all of Europe. 
In 1916, she fought against the British occupiers during the Easter Rebellion, as a Second-in-Command in the Irish Citizen Army, and was put into solitary confinement soon after. She was first sentenced to death, then given a life sentence instead, but was released a year later.
2 years later, she became Minister of Labour in the revolutionary Irish government. Through the political turmoil that followed in the 1920s, Markievicz continued her activism and rebellious activities, fighting for Irish independence and the rights of the working class and poor.
Markievicz passed away in 1927 at the age of 59, just 5 weeks after winning re-election. By this time, she had given away most of her wealth and died among the poor where she wanted to be.
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