Sylvia Pankhurst and the suffragettes' support for the Irish cause

Supporting the Irish rebels from London was not a popular move at the time, especially for a British woman already fighting for voting rights in her country

(Left to right) The cast of Sceptical Suffragette: Rebecca Farrell as Sylvia Pankhurst, Rachel Farrell as Christabel Pankhurst and Sheila O'Keeffe as Emmeline Pankhurst. Sylvia Pankhurst is buried in Addis Ababa in a churchyard which also hosts a mural of Eamon de Valera. Photo: Sploodar Theatre Company

“Justice can make but one reply to the Irish rebellion, and that is to demand that Ireland shall be allowed to govern herself.”

Who do you think might have written this in 1916?