Irish Women's History Reader / Edition 1

by Alan Hayes, Diane Urquhart

Overview

The Irish Women's History Reader is an exciting collection of essays revealing the tremendous diversity of women's experiences in Ireland's past. For the first time this unique book draws together key articles published in the fields of Irish women's history and women's studies over the past two decades, including contributions from Ireland, North and South, England, USA, Canada and Australia.

The Irish Women's History Reader explores the lives of ordinary Irish women since 1800, looking at the key themes of:

* historiography and the development of, and writing of, women's history in Ireland
* politics and the variety of political activities undertaken by women including suffrage, nationalism and unionism
* health and sexuality revealing hidden histories of sexual activity, mental illness and attempts to control fertility
* religion and the experiences of catholic nuns, protestant evangelicals and salvationists
* emigration and the pattern of female migration to USA, Britain and Australia
* work including both paid and unpaid employ inside and outside the home.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415199148
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/14/2000
Series:	Routledge Readers in History
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	254
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Alan Hayes, Diane Urquhart

Editorial Reviews

Gleaned from obscure journals and books with low print runs, 31 essays written over the final two decades of the 20th century chronicle the history of women in Ireland in the 19th and 20th centuries. Hayes (National U. of Ireland-Galway) and Urquhart (modern Irish history, U. of Liverpool) new the research had been done, and knew the need for a core text for teaching Irish women's history. The authors, from both sides of the Irish partition, England, North America, and Australia, consider women's activity in literature, politics, sexuality, religion, emigration, work, and other arenas. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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