In this postcard Hobson (1883 - 1969) writes to Skeffington (1877 - 1946) that he was disappointed not to find any programmes for the "Irish Citizen" fundraising concert taking place on the 20 February. The front of the postcard depicts Emmeline Pankhurst (1858 - 1928), the suffragette leader. John Bulmer Hobson was an Irish nationalist and a leading member of the Irish volunteers. In 1904, he became a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB). He was kept unaware of the plans of the Rising; while he could detect some underground preparations he was unable to find any evidence for it. On discovery of the plans for the Rising, Hobson attempted to alert the other members of the Irish Volunteers; he was imprisoned at gunpoint, and kept hostage while the Rising was underway. After the Rising, Hobson went into hiding to avoid arrest, an action which hurt his future political prospects and led to rumours that he was a traitor to the Volunteers and the IRB. Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, suffragette, nationalist, language teacher, was the widow of Francis Sheehy-Skeffington (who was summarily executed on 26 April 1916). She was active during the Rising, bringing food to the Volunteers in the G.P.O. and the College of Surgeons. Four days passed before she found out what had happened to her husband, Francis (1878-1916), and it wasn't until almost two weeks later that the full details of his execution emerged.