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
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Dedication; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The Enlightenment; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Emigration; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Modernism; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.