Reading the Irish Woman : Studies in Cultural Encounters and Exchange, 1714–1960 /
Gerardine Meaney, Mary O'Dowd and Bernadette Whelan.
- 1 online resource (272 pages).
- Reappraisals in Irish history ; [2] .
- Book collections on Project MUSE. .
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.
9781781388198
Women. British & Irish history. HISTORY--Europe--Ireland. SOCIAL SCIENCE--Minority Studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE--Discrimination & Race Relations. Women--History.--Ireland