This exciting collection of essays reveals the tremendous diversity of womensexperiences in Irelands past. For the first time this unique book drawstogether key... » 

This exciting collection of essays reveals the tremendous diversity of womensexperiences in Irelands past. For the first time this unique book drawstogether key writings on Irish womens history published over the past twodecades including contributions from North and South Ireland England theUnited States Canada and Australia.It explores the lives of ordinary Irish women since 1800 looking at suchdiverse themes asThe development of womens history in Irelande lives of ordinary Irish women since 1800 looking at such diverse themes as The development of womens history in Ireland Politics and the variety of political activities undertaken by women health and sexuality revealing hidden histories of sexual activity mentalillness and attempts to control fertility religion and the experiences of catholic nuns protestant evangelicals andsalvationistsemigration and the pattern of female migration to the U. S. Britain andAustraliawork including both paid and unpaid employ inside and outside the home.By bringing together this body of work for the first time the diversity ofwomens experiences in Irelands past is unearthed. This reader is a monumentalwork that captures the lives of the women of 19th and 20thcentury Ireland. «