THE IRISH JOAN OF ARC Maud Gonne Image

THE IRISH JOAN OF ARC Maud Gonne

24 July - 53 mins
Podcast Series What'sHerName

She was one of the key figures of Irish Independence, known in her lifetime as The Irish Joan of Arc. But somehow, history only remembers her as the woman who wouldn't marry WB Yeats. More recently, a BBC headline called her "Ireland's heroine who had sex in her baby's tomb." Both those things are true, but... her real story is even more bonkers - and of course, so much more amazing.

Join us with guest Orna Ross to put Maud Gonne back in her rightful place, among the founders of modern Ireland.

Join the Kickstarter Campaign for a special edition of A Life Before benefitting the movement to memorialize Maud Gonne in Dublin!

Music in this episode was generously shared by Andy Reiner and...

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