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Describing women's fight for Ireland's independence from 1881 to the present day, Unmanageable Revolutionaries focuses on three Irish nationalist women's organisations - the Ladies Land League, Inghinidhe na hEireann and the Cumann na mBan. Although all three are very different, a common theme emerg... More

This is a carefully researched A-Z of women's employment, covering over 200 years of change. The entries themselves themselves are based on an encyclopaedic approach, each full of interest and information, as they chart the steadily evolving status of women and the job opportunities open to them. Ea... More

It was our female ancestors who bore the children and raised them. They cared for the old and the sick, they worked both in the home and outside it. They were usually the ones who kept the family together and in touch, who stored away old letters and photographs.. They observed life around them, in ... More

An outstanding biography by a leading historian. Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the death of Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, this book throws new light on the life and politics of this extraordinary woman. A timely biography of a hugely important figure in Irish history.An outstanding ... More