Women and the Irish Nation Gender, Culture and Irish Identity, 1890-1914 [Hardcover]

At the turn of the twentieth century women played a key role in debates about the nature of the Irish nation. Examining women's participation in nationalist and rural reform groups, this book is an important contribution to our understanding of Irish identity in the prelude to revolution and how it was shaped by women.List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Women, Gender and National Identity: Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives The Irish Homestead: Women, National Identity and Print Culture The United Irishwomen The Gaelic League Sinn F?in Conclusion Notes Bibliography IndexJim MacPherson is Lecturer in History at The Centre for History, University of the Highlands and Islands.