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portrait taken in the 1880s 28 may 1929 dublin , ireland church of ireland kells , county meath . 180px 30 may 1847 john richard green alicestopfordgreen.jpg alice stopford green
 alice stopford green historian , political activist and public representative .
alice stopford green

alice stopford green -lrb- 30 may 1847 -- 28 may 1929 -rrb- was an irish historian and nationalist .
she was born alice sophia amelia stopford in kells , county meath .
her father edward adderley stopford was rector of kells and archdeacon of meath .
her paternal grandfather was edward stopford , the church of ireland bishop of meath , and she was a cousin of stopford brooke .
from 1874 to 1877 she lived in london where she met the historian john richard green .
they were married in chester on 14 june 1877 .
he died in 1883 .
john morley published her first historical work `` henry ii '' in 1888 .
in the 1890s she became interested in irish history and the nationalist movement as a result of her friendship with john francis taylor .
she was vocal in her opposition to english colonial policy in south africa during the boer wars and supported roger casement 's congo reform movement .
her 1908 book `` the making of ireland and its undoing '' argued for the sophistication and richness of the native irish civilisation .
stopford green was active in efforts to make the prospect of home rule more palatable to ulster unionists .
she was closely involved in the howth gun-running .
she moved to dublin in 1918 where her house at 90 st stephen 's green became an intellectual centre .
she supported the pro-treaty side in the irish civil war and was among the first nominees to the newly formed seanad Éireann in 1922 , where she served as an independent member until her death in 1929 .
