An acclaimed biography of poet, pacifist and political firebrand Eva Gore-Booth.
The Irish poet and activist Eva Gore-Booth (1870–1926) led a life defiantly at odds with her aristocratic origins. Choosing to live and work among the poor of Manchester, she campaigned on behalf of barmaids, circus performers, flower sellers and pit-brow lasses, her partner, Esther Roper, at her side.
Gore-Booth was tireless in her pursuit of justice. She was a militant pacifist during the First World War, a champion of Irish independence and a pioneering thinker on gender and sexuality. She was also a prolific author, publishing nineteen volumes of poetry and prose that reflect the full force of her radical convictions.
Featuring a new preface that situates Gore-Booth's life and work in the context of our current political climate, this biography reclaims her place as a significant figure of Anglo–Irish letters and an unsung hero of LGBT+ history.
- 277 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- Preface to the anniversary edition
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introducing the Gore-Booth family
- 1 Life in the big house: childhood and Lissadell
- 2 A pair of oddities: meeting Esther Roper
- 3 The birth of a rebel: social reform in Manchester
- 4 Sadder and wiser women: Lancashire trade unions
- 5 Women who kick, shriek, bite and spit: suffragists and suffragettes
- 6 Defending barmaids: legislative proposals and Winston Churchill
- 7 World War One: from trade unionism to peace movements
- 8 Conscientious objectors and revolution: world war and an Irish rebellion Irish rebellion
- 9 Roger Casement and the aftermath of the Easter Rising
- 10 Prison reform and military conscription in Ireland
- 11 Radical sexual politics and post-war religion
- 12 Final years
- Afterword
- Archival sources
- Major publications by Eva Gore-Booth
- Index
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