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Maud Gonne
English-born Irish revolutionary, suffragette, and actress (1866–1953)
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Born | Edith Maud Gonne (1866-12-21)21 December 1866 Tongham, England |
Died | 27 April 1953(1953-04-27) (aged 86) Clonskeagh, Ireland |
Occupation | Activist |
Spouse | John MacBride |
Children | Georges Silvère (1890–1891) Iseult Gonne Seán MacBride |
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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.
William butler yeats and maud gonne biography
She actively agitated for home rule and then for the republic declared in 1916. During the 1930s, as a founding member of the Social Credit Party, she promoted the distributive programme of C. H. Douglas. Gonne was well known for being the muse and