Rebel Wife

Mary Jane Irwin O'Donovan Rossa was one of the most active and effective revolutionary women of her time. At a young age she was thrown into supporting her family when her husband Jeremiah w... Read allMary Jane Irwin O'Donovan Rossa was one of the most active and effective revolutionary women of her time. At a young age she was thrown into supporting her family when her husband Jeremiah was arrested and put into English prisons and tortured for revolutionary activities. She we... Read allMary Jane Irwin O'Donovan Rossa was one of the most active and effective revolutionary women of her time. At a young age she was thrown into supporting her family when her husband Jeremiah was arrested and put into English prisons and tortured for revolutionary activities. She went to New York City to gain support from a fractious Irish diaspora and transformed hersel... Read all