Sonja Tiernan: Eva Gore-Booth: Irish radical poet, rebel and reformer

Professor Sonja Tiernan speaks to her new publication on the life of Eva Gore Booth, Irish radical poet, rebel and reformer. 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. Professor Sonja Tiernan's landmark biography celebrates Gore-Booth's life and work in the context of our current political climate and reclaims her place as a significant figure of Anglo-Irish letters and an unsung hero of LGBT+ history. Link: Eva Gore-Booth: Irish radical poet, rebel and reformer. This event is supported by The Institute of Irish Studies at University of Liverpool and Professor Tiernan’s publisher Manchester University Press.