Draft:May Zambra
May Zambra | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 1906 County Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | January 1929 |
| Cause of death | tubercular meningitis |
| Known for | 1923 hunger striker in Kilmainham Gaol |
Mary Ellen "May" Zambra was was one of 23 members of the Cumann na mBan who participated in the hunger strikes at Kilmainham Gaol during the Irish Civil War. She was born in September 1906.[1]
Irish Civil War
[edit]May Zambra was imprisoned in Kilmainham Gaol after she shot a member of the Criminal Investigation Division.[2][3] during the Irish Civil War.
Hunger strike at Kilmainham Gaol
[edit]In February 1923, May joined 22 other members of Cumann na mBan as they went on hunger strike to protest the illegal arrests and imprisonments of republicans.[4] She became the youngest republican hunger striker at 17 years old.[5] Zambra died a few years after the hunger strike due to complications caused by her participation and the conditions of her imprisonment.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ ""Ireland, Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958", FamilySearch, Entry for Mary Ellen Zambra, from Jul 1906 to Sep 1906". Family Search. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ Bebiano, A. "Engendering the nation: Irish women and nationalism" (PDF). Google scholar. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ McCoole, Sinéad. No Ordinary Women: Irish Female Activists in the Revolutionary Years, 1900–1923. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2003. doi:10.1086/504222.
- ^ "The Hunger Strikers - A Commemorative Project". Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ^ Morris, Shaun (2021-10-01). "40 years since the Irish hunger strikes: The struggle for a Socialist United Ireland continues". www.communist.red. Retrieved 2025-03-09.