Drawing from a range of disciplines, this book pivots around the central concept of women, social and cultural change in Ireland during the twentieth century. The interdisciplinary, inter-institutional nature of the work gathered here aims to challenge monolithic representations of Irish female iden
Women in Ireland: Voices of Change
β Scribed by Jenny Beale (auth.)
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 231
- Series
- Women in Society
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Introduction: Women and the Family....Pages 1-19
Maidens and Myths: Women in Rural Life....Pages 20-40
Of Housewives, Mothers and Mary....Pages 41-62
Marriage: a New Partnership?....Pages 63-84
Sexuality I: A Matter of Choice....Pages 85-104
Sexuality II: Contraception and Abortion....Pages 105-122
Girls in School....Pages 123-138
Working for a Living....Pages 139-163
Finding a Voice: Women in the Church....Pages 164-183
Towards Equality: Progress and Problems....Pages 184-194
Back Matter....Pages 195-219
β¦ Subjects
Gender Studies
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