Women, Reform, and Resistance in Ireland, 1850–1950
Author | : Christina S. Brophy |
Publisher | : Palgrave Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2015-10-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 1137513136 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781137513137 |
Rating | : 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Download or read book Women, Reform, and Resistance in Ireland, 1850–1950 written by Christina S. Brophy and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-10-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women, Reform, and Resistance documents the challenges faced by Irish women from 1850 to 1950 and their complex reactions. By investigating prisons, and hospitals; interrogating court records and memoirs; and exploring the 'imaginative resistance' women expressed through folk tales; authors illuminate previously obscured experiences of Irish women.