Reading The Irishwoman

Author : Gerardine Meaney,Mary O'Dowd,Bernadette Whelan
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9781846318924

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Reading the Irish Woman by Gerardine Meaney,Mary O'Dowd,Bernadette Whelan Pdf

Examining an impressive length of Irish cultural history, from 1700–1960, Reading the Irishwoman explores the dynamisms of cultural encounter and exchange in Irish women's lives. Analyzing the popular and consumer cultures of a variety of eras, it traces how the circulation of ideas, fantasies, and aspirations shaped women's lives both in actuality and in imagination. The authors uncover a huge array of different representations that Irish women have been able to identify with, including heroine, patriot, philanthropist, actress, singer, model, and missionary. By studying this diversity of viable roles in the Irish woman's cultural world, the authors point to evidence of women's agency and aspiration that reached far beyond the domestic sphere.

Author : Gerardine Meaney,Mary O'Dowd,Bernadette Whelan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 184631996X

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Reading the Irishwoman by Gerardine Meaney,Mary O'Dowd,Bernadette Whelan Pdf

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.

Author : Marian Broderick
Publisher : The O'Brien Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781847174611

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Wild Irish Women by Marian Broderick Pdf

From patriots to pirates, warriors to writers, and mistresses to male impersonators, this book looks at the unorthodox lives of inspiring Irish women. In times when women were expected to marry and have children, they travelled the world and sought out adventures; in times when women were expected to be seen and not heard, they spoke out in loud voices against oppression; in times when women were expected to have no interest in politics, literature, art, or the world outside the home, they used every creative means available to give expression to their thoughts, ideas and beliefs. In a series of succinct and often amusing biographies, Marian Broderick tells the life stories of these exceptional Irish women.

Author : Margaret Ó hÓgartaigh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Feminism
ISBN : IND:30000109850507

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Kathleen Lynn by Margaret Ó hÓgartaigh Pdf

The life of this prominent female doctor mirrored many of the changes in Irish life between 1874 and 1955. She was vice president of Sinn Fein as well as a TD between 1923 and 1927 and her career as a politician is discussed. She established St Ultan's Hospital for Infants in 1919 and her work in the hospital provides a way of analysing medical politics during a public health revolution in mid twentieth century Ireland. Kathleen Lynn is remembered as a doctor who did her utmost for the poor of Dublin. Her biography deals with a wide range of issues including: suffragism, education, sectarian politics, maternal feminism, ecclesiastical subterfuge, public health, spirituality, ecumenism, the medical profession and social housing. She is an important figure in international women's affairs as she was to the forefront in new medical practices in Ireland.

Author : Theresa O'Connor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0813014573

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The Comic Tradition in Irish Women Writers by Theresa O'Connor Pdf

In an examination of the prose and poetry of Irish women writers from the late eighteenth century through the present, contributors to this collection argue that a hidden tradition of women's comedy has evolved side by side with the canonical comic tradition. They call for a revisionist reading of Ireland's comic intellectual heritage - a reading from the perspectives of two genders - and demand a new kind of double optic - an interpretive frame of reference capable of grappling with difference. This collection will be of particular interest to Joyceans because it examines the influence of Joyce, who has been dismissed by many feminist critics as a pornographer and a champion of patriarchal privilege. It will also be of interest to students of African and African-American literature for its linking of Ireland's comic tradition to that of Africa's - a tradition noted for its use of ethical dialogue and for giving voice to the other.

Author : Alan Hayes,Diane Urquhart
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0415199131

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The Irish Women's History Reader by Alan Hayes,Diane Urquhart Pdf

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 field over the last two decades.

Author : Craig Smith
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781338547368

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The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith Pdf

Kids will love this cumulative and hysterical read-aloud! The original viral sensation! "I was walking down the road and I saw... a donkey, Hee Haw! And he only had three legs! He was a wonky donkey." Children will be in fits of laughter with this perfect read-aloud tale of an endearing donkey. By the book's final page, readers end up with a spunky hanky-panky cranky stinky-dinky lanky honky-tonky winky wonky donkey!

Author : Patricia Connorton Kagerer,Laura Prendergast Gordon
Publisher : BrownBooks.ORM
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781612548173

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Wise Irish Women by Patricia Connorton Kagerer,Laura Prendergast Gordon Pdf

This collection of interviews with exceptional women from the Emerald Isle “will make you laugh, and cry, and think, and love” (Mary Higgins Clark, international bestselling mystery author). Open the door to the legends of successful, inspirational women with one common thread—a heartwarming connection to Ireland. Each story, in its own unique way, is about pursuing a dream and making a difference. Whether it’s one by the great mystery writer Mary Higgins Clark, playwright Marianne McDonald, or the authors themselves, each illuminates how these wise women have made a difference in their own corner of the world. “What a wonderful book, again illustrating that the Irish have it all, both the tragedy that shaped their thoughts and the joy and wit to see the rainbow after every rainfall. This book is the most precious pot of gold you could ever find.”—Marianne McDonald, PhD, MRIA “Wise Irish Women embraces the essence of the Fearless Women books, illuminating women who shine in their lives and make a difference in spite of their challenges and fears.”—Mary Ann Halpin, internationally acclaimed author and photographer of the Fearless Women books

Author : Bronwen Walter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2002-05-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134804610

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Outsiders Inside by Bronwen Walter Pdf

Notions of diaspora are central to contemporary debates about 'race', ethnicity, identity and nationalism. Yet the Irish diaspora, one of the oldest and largest, is often excluded on the grounds of 'whiteness'. Outsiders Inside explores the themes of displacement and the meanings of home for these women and their descendants. Juxtaposing the visibility of Irish women in the United States with their marginalization in Britain, Bronwen Walter challenges linear notions of migration and assimilation by demonstrating that two forms of identification can be held simultaneously. In an age when the Northern Ireland peace process is rapidly changing global perceptions of Irishness, Outsiders Inside moves the empirical study of the Irish diaspora out of the 'ghetto' of Irish Studies and into the mainstream, challenging theorists and policy-makers to pay attention to the issue of white diversity.

Author : Gillian McIntosh,Diane Urquhart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : NWU:35556040798720

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Irish Women at War by Gillian McIntosh,Diane Urquhart Pdf

This book assessed the impact of conflict on women in 20th century Ireland, and how women responded to and influenced these conflicts. Their roles ranged from combatants, pioneers and workers, victims and survivors, prisoners, poets, playwrights and artists. Drawing on original research from a range of international scholars, this book considers women and war through a myriad of themes- militarism, morality, political activism and motherhood- through the lens of a variety of sources. Whatever their socio-economic or political background, a common thread of engagement links Irish women in wartime as they challenged and changed societies subsumed by hostilities.

Author : Margaret Lynch-Brennan
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780815633549

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The Irish Bridget by Margaret Lynch-Brennan Pdf

“Bridget” was the Irish immigrant servant girl who worked in American homes from the second half of the nineteenth century into the early years of the twentieth. She is widely known as a pop culture cliché: the young girl who wreaked havoc in middle-class American homes. Now, in the first book-length treatment of the topic, Margaret Lynch-Brennan tells the real story of such Irish domestic servants, providing a richly detailed portrait of their lives and experiences. Drawing on personal correspondence and other primary sources, Lynch-Brennan gives voice to these young Irish women and celebrates their untold contribution to the ethnic history of the United States. In addition, recognizing the interest of scholars in contemporary domestic service, she devotes one chapter to comparing “Bridget’s” experience to that of other ethnic women over time in domestic service in America.

Author : Linda Connolly
Publisher : Springer
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2001-11-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780230509122

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The Irish Women’s Movement by Linda Connolly Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the emergence, consolidation and development of the Irish women's movement, as a social movement, in the course of the twentieth century. It seek to address several lacunae in Irish studies by illuminating the processes through which the movement and, in particular, networks of constituent organisations, came to fruition as agencies of social change. The central argument advanced is that when viewed historically, the Irish women's movement is characterised by its interconnectedness and continuity: the central tensions, themes and organising strategies of the movement connects diverse organisations and constituencies, over time and space. This book will be essential reading for those interested in Irish studies, sociology, history, women's studies, and politics.

Author : Caitriona Moloney,Helen Thompson
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2003-03-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0815630255

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Irish Women Writers Speak Out by Caitriona Moloney,Helen Thompson Pdf

Bringing together the diverse and marvelously articulate voices of women of Irish and Irish-American descent, editors Caitriona Moloney and Helen Thompson examine the complicated maps of experience that the women's public, private, and literary lives represent—particularly as they engage in both feminism and postcolonialism. Acknowledging Mary Robinson's revised view of Irish identity—now global rather than local—this work recognizes the importance of identity as a site of mobility. The pieces reveal how complex the terms "feminism" and "postcolonialism" are; they examine how the individual writers see their identities constructed and/or mediated by sexuality. In addition, the book traces common themes of female agency, violence, generational conflicts, migration, emigration, religion, and politics to name a few. As it represents the next wave of Irish women writers, this book offers fresh insight into the work of emerging and established authors and will appeal to a new generation of readers.

Author : Sinéad Gleeson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-31
Category : English fiction
ISBN : 1848405480

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The Long Gaze Back by Sinéad Gleeson Pdf

An instant classic, The Long Gaze Back, edited by Sinéad Gleeson, is an exhilarating anthology of thirty short stories by some of the most gifted women writers this island has ever produced. Featuring: Niamh Boyce, Elizabeth Bowen, Maeve Brennan, Mary Costello, June Caldwell, Lucy Caldwell, Evelyn Conlon, Anne Devlin, Maria Edgeworth, Anne Enright, Christine Dwyer Hickey, Norah Hoult, Mary Lavin, Eimear McBride, Molly McCloskey, Bernie McGill, Lisa McInerney, Belinda McKeon, Siobhán Mannion, Lia Mills, Nuala Ní Chonchúir, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, Kate O'Brien, Roisín O'Donnell, E.M. Reapy, Charlotte Riddell, Eimear Ryan, Anakana Schofield, Somerville & Ross, Susan Stairs. Taken together, the collected works of these writers reveal an enrapturing, unnerving, and piercingly beautiful mosaic of a lively literary landscape. Spanning four centuries, The Long Gaze Back features 8 rare stories from deceased luminaries and forerunners, and 22 new stories by some of the most talented Irish women writers working today. The anthology presents an inclusive and celebratory portrait of the high calibre of contemporary literature in Ireland. These stories run the gamut from heartbreaking to humorous, but each leaves a lasting impression. They chart the passions, obligations, trials and tribulations of a variety of vividly-drawn characters with unflinching honesty and relentless compassion. These are stories to savour.

Author : SONJA. TIERNAN
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1910820903

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Irish Women's Speeches by SONJA. TIERNAN Pdf