Elizabeth O'Farrell is in the most iconic image of the 1916 Rising, capturing the moment when the rebels finally surrendered. The thing is though, as you can see only her feet are shown.
She is a 32 year old woman who helped in the rising and worked with the red cross. She later went on to become a nurse. She was the person who bravely surrendered and walked out of their safe house waving a white flag.
The picture was taken by an unknown photographer. The next morning in an English Tabloid, the picture appeared but Elizabeth O'Farrell's feet had been airbrushed out. This has raised many questions such as; Who's idea was it for her to be mostly hidden from view? or Is this image symbolic of the role of women at the time? or Why are only her feet showing?
From what I have learnt form the programme, Elizabeth was later interviewed about this image and she said that she had actually stepped back on her own because she felt there was no need for her to be in the picture alongside Pádraig Pearse.
The documentary also features her grand niece and others. In my opinion, it's well worth a watch if your into that sort of thing.
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and you say there are no people who have the same name as you !:) hehe love ya
ReplyDeletemost people in history are named elizabeth so maybe you'll go down in history too!!!! -_-
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