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Mary Robinson served as the seventh, and first woman, President of Ireland from 1990-1997, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 1997-2002. Robinson has been Honorary President of Oxfam International since 2002, and has chaired numerous bodies including the GAVI Alliance, vaccinating children worldwide, the Council of Women World Leaders (of which she was a co-founder), the International Institute for Environment and Development, and the Institute for Human Rights and Business. A former President of the International Commission of Jurists, Robinson serves on the board of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, which supports good governance in Africa, and is a member of the Elders, an independent group of global leaders brought together by Nelson Mandela. A member of the Royal Irish Academy and the American Philosophical Society, she is the recipient of numerous awards and honours, including the US Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Indira Ghandi and Sydney Peace Prizes, and has been Chancellor of Dublin University since 1998. She is married to Nick Robinson with three children and four grandchildren. Now President of the Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate Justice, she lives in Dublin and Mayo.

Tessa Robinson is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin and the King's Inns. She practised as a barrister for ten years before becoming a freelance writer and copy editor. She is Mary's daughter and lives in Dublin with her husband and two children.

Oct 18, 2013

Cover of Memoirs of the Late Mrs. Robinson - Primary Source Edition

Memoirs of the Late Mrs. Robinson - Primary Source Edition

Sep 12, 2013

Cover of The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson; Including Many Pieces Never Before Published. in Three Volumes Volume 1

The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson; Including Many Pieces Never Before Published. in Three Volumes Volume 1

Sep 12, 2013

Cover of Memoirs of the Late Mrs. Robinson Volume 3

Memoirs of the Late Mrs. Robinson Volume 3

Jun 24, 2013

Cover of Anxiety the Tormenting Fear

Anxiety the Tormenting Fear

Jan 29, 2013

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From Disgrace to Grace

Sep 13, 2012

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Everybody Matters

Sep 1, 2012

Cover of Beaux and Belles of England Mrs. Mary Robinson, Written by Herself, with the Lives of the Duchesses of Gordon and Devonshire

Beaux and Belles of England Mrs. Mary Robinson, Written by Herself, with the Lives of the Duchesses of Gordon and Devonshire

May 7, 2012

Cover of Memoirs of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson, 2; Written by Herself, in Two Volumes

Memoirs of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson, 2; Written by Herself, in Two Volumes

May 1, 2012

Cover of The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson Volume 1; Including Many Pieces Never Before Published. in Three Volumes

The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson Volume 1; Including Many Pieces Never Before Published. in Three Volumes

May 1, 2012

Cover of The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson Volume 3; Including Many Pieces Never Before Published. in Three Volumes

The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson Volume 3; Including Many Pieces Never Before Published. in Three Volumes

Mar 1, 2012

Cover of The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson; Including the Last Pieces Published

The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson; Including the Last Pieces Published

Feb 1, 2012

Cover of Memoirs of the Late Mrs. Robinson (Volume 4); The Progress of Liberty. Tributary Lines Addressed to Mrs. Robinson by Different Friends

Memoirs of the Late Mrs. Robinson (Volume 4); The Progress of Liberty. Tributary Lines Addressed to Mrs. Robinson by Different Friends

Feb 1, 2012

Cover of Memoirs of the Late Mrs. Robinson Written by Herself, 1; In Two Volumes

Memoirs of the Late Mrs. Robinson Written by Herself, 1; In Two Volumes

Jan 30, 2012

Cover of Memoirs of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson, 1; Written by Herself, in Two Volumes

Memoirs of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson, 1; Written by Herself, in Two Volumes

Jan 15, 2012

Cover of Memoirs of the Late Mrs. Robinson (Volume 3); The Sylphid. Jasper, a Fragment. the Savage of Aveyron

Memoirs of the Late Mrs. Robinson (Volume 3); The Sylphid. Jasper, a Fragment. the Savage of Aveyron

Jan 1, 2012

Cover of Memoirs of the Late Mrs. Robinson Written by Herself, 2; In Two Volumes

Memoirs of the Late Mrs. Robinson Written by Herself, 2; In Two Volumes

Sep 10, 2011

Cover of Poetical Works; Including Many Pieces Never Before Published Volume 3

Poetical Works; Including Many Pieces Never Before Published Volume 3

Sep 1, 2011

Cover of Memoirs of the Late Mrs. Robinson

Memoirs of the Late Mrs. Robinson

Aug 13, 2011

Cover of Memoirs of the Late Mrs. Robinson Written by Herself, 2

Memoirs of the Late Mrs. Robinson Written by Herself, 2

Mar 28, 2011

Cover of Modern Manners, a Poem ... by Horace Juvenal.

Modern Manners, a Poem ... by Horace Juvenal.

Mar 16, 2011

Cover of Monody to the Memory of the Late Queen of France [marie Antoinette.] with a Portrait of the Queen by the Marchioness Lezay-Marnesia].

Monody to the Memory of the Late Queen of France [marie Antoinette.] with a Portrait of the Queen by the Marchioness Lezay-Marnesia].

Feb 16, 2011

Cover of The Wild Wreath. [Tales, Etc. in Verse; Written by Herself and Others, Edited by Miss M. E. Robinson.]

The Wild Wreath. [Tales, Etc. in Verse; Written by Herself and Others, Edited by Miss M. E. Robinson.]

Feb 1, 2011

Cover of The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson, Including Many Pieces Never Before Published. [Edited by Her Daughter Miss M. E. Robinson.]

The Poetical Works of the Late Mrs. Mary Robinson, Including Many Pieces Never Before Published. [Edited by Her Daughter Miss M. E. Robinson.]

Aug 20, 2010

Cover of Memoirs of the Late Mrs. Robinson Volume 2

Memoirs of the Late Mrs. Robinson Volume 2