CountessConstanceMarkievicz-oneofthemostremarkablewomeninIrishhistory-wasarevolutionary,asocialistandafeminist,aswellasanartistandwriter.Anaturalleader,"Madame,"asshewasknowntothousandsofDubliners,tookanactivepartinthe1916Risingandwasoneofthefewleaderstoescapeexecution.Instead,shespentanarduousyearinanEnglishprison,surroundedbymurderers,prostitutesandthieves.Later,duringanotherstretchinprison,shewouldmakehistoryasthefirstwomanelectedtotheBritishHousesofParliament,andmomentouseventthatisduetoreceivewidespreadcommemorationatthetimeofitscentenaryinDecember2018.LindieNaughton'scompellingbiographyshedslightonallfacetsofMarkievicz'slife-herprivilegedupbringinginCountySligo,heradventuresasanartstudentinLondonandParis,hermarriagetoanimprobablePolishcount,herpoliticaleducation,herseveralprisonterms,andheremergenceasoneofthepivotalfiguresinearly20thcenturyBritainandIreland.ConstanceMarkievicz,awomanwithahugeheart,battledallheradultlifetoestablishanIrishrepublicbasedonco-operationandequalityforall.Hermessageisasrelevanttodayasitwasacenturyago.