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Maud Gonne MacBride ( Irish: Maud Nic Ghoinn Bean Mhic Giolla Bhríghde; 21 December 1866 – 27 April 1953) was an Irish republican revolutionary, suffragette and actress. She was of Anglo-Irish descent and was won over to Irish nationalism by the plight of people evicted in the Land Wars.
Maud Gonne (born December 21, 1866, Tongham, Surrey, England—died April 27, 1953, Dublin, Ireland) was an Irish patriot, actress, and feminist. She was one of the founders of Sinn Féin (“We Ourselves”), and an early member of the theatre movement started by her longtime suitor, W.B. Yeats.
Jan 31, 2015 · Maud Gonne played a public role in the struggle for Irish independence, but her life also included private tragedy. Her grief over a child who died at the age of two inspired an...
May 26, 2022 · The Dictionary of Irish Biography. She was the radical who was hailed as one of the most beautiful women in the world, and now she's one of the subjects of a new...
Nationalist leader, Maud Gonne (c. 1865-1953) was called the "Irish Joan of Arc," for her activities on behalf of Ireland's independence movement. Born in England to English parents, Maud Gonne was the daughter of Edith Frith Cook and Thomas Gonne.
Jul 12, 2019 · Maud Gonne: As an English-born nationalist, even seen by her close friend Eileen O’Brien as part of the ascendancy, her intentions were subject to suspicion throughout her life.
Jun 28, 2021 · A Life of Maud Gonne: a broader picture of a difficult and fascinating woman. Book review: Kim Bendheim brings fresh perspectives to bear on Yeats’s filthy rich, anti-Semitic muse. Expand. Maud...
Maud Gonne MacBride and Inghinidhe na hÉireann. Maud Gonne contributed to the Rising by fostering the political awareness of women and by establishing Inghinidhe na hÉireann, some members of which were to participate in the Rising.
A Servant of the Queen. Maud Gonne. Edited by A. Norman Jeffares and Anna MacBride White. Maud Gonne is part of Irish history: her founding of the Daughters of Ireland, in 1900, was the key that effectively opened the door of twentieth-century politics to Irish women.
Overview. Maud Gonne. (1866—1953) Irish nationalist. Quick Reference. (1866–1953), founder of Inghinidhe na hÉireann and lifelong political activist, was born in Surrey to a British army officer and his wife. The family moved to Ireland in 1867. Maud ... From: Gonne, Maud in The Oxford Companion to Irish History » Subjects: Literature.
