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Women and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century Ireland (Paperback)
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Women and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century Ireland (Paperback)
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This book examines the role of women in philanthropy in
nineteenth-century Ireland. The author focuses initially on the
impact of religion on the lives of women and argues that the
development of convents in the nineteenth century inhibited the
involvement of lay Catholic women in charity work. She goes on to
claim that sectarianism dominated women's philanthropic activity,
and also analyses the work of women in areas of moral concern, such
as prostitution and prison work. The book concludes that the most
progressive developments in the care of the poor were brought about
by non-conformist women, and a number of women involved in
reformist organisations were later to become pioneers in the cause
of suffrage. This study makes an important contribution both to
Irish history and to our knowledge of women's lives and experiences
in the nineteenth century. Winner of the 1996 American Conference
for Irish Studies James S. Donnelly prizer for History and Social
Sciences.
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