Alice Letitia Milligan (1866-1953) was born in an Irish village outside Omagh in County Tyrone. She was heavily involved in print culture, founding the journal The Shan Van Vocht and publishing prolifically in the press throughout her life. She also had a key role in the development of national theatre - her play The Last Feast of the Fianna was staged by the Irish Literary Theatre, and in 1901 she worked with Maud Gonne and the Fay brothers to stage two major productions in Dublin. Milligan was also a political and community activist. She helped to organize the 1898 centenary commemoration of the 1798 rebellion, and in 1916, after the Easter Rising, she travelled to London to attend the trial of Roger Casement. She also helped found the Anti-Partition Union. This is a remarkable story about one of Ireland's almost forgotten and most neglected women. The book revives Alice Milligan's reputation as a major historical figure in Ireland and one of the most vivacious and politically aware Irish women.