#OnThisDay, 28 Dec 1918, Constance Markievicz becomes the first woman to be elected as a British MP. In line with Sinn Fein policy, she does not take up her seat at Westminster.

She was also serving time in Holloway prison for her part in the Easter Rising.

More here: https://www.decadeofcentenaries.com/constance-markievicz-portrait-presented-to-uk-house-of-commons/

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