The Countess Markievicz

Listener Marnie Beal in Hamilton, sent us this note, as a reminder about one of the colourful women who took part in the Easter Rising.
    
"Michael, you didn't mention the Countess Markievicz! She's the one who disobeyed her father and the upper classes and joined the Rebellion. In the famous picture of her, she's wearing army fatigues and a beautiful Easter bonnet, posing with gun. For women both in Ireland and Canada, she put women's liberation on the map before anyone else."