Reading the Irish woman : studies in cultural encounter and exchange, 1714-1960 /

The first analysis of the Enlightenment and Irish women and the most comprehensive study to date of Irish women and American emigration. Irish women negotiated, selected and at times defied the representations of womanhood presented to them in official and commercially sponsored media.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Meaney, Gerardine, 1962- (Author), O'Dowd, Mary (Author), Whelan, Bernadette (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2013.
Series:Reappraisals in Irish history ; 2.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:The first analysis of the Enlightenment and Irish women and the most comprehensive study to date of Irish women and American emigration. Irish women negotiated, selected and at times defied the representations of womanhood presented to them in official and commercially sponsored media.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 270 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-255).
ISBN:9781846319969
184631996X
9781781388198
1781388199