Women and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century Ireland Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Women and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century Ireland Book

Claiming that sectarianism dominated their philanthropic activity in 19th-century Ireland, this study's analysis of the work of women in moral reform concludes that most progressive developments were brought about by nonconformists, who later became pioneers in the cause of suffrage.Read More

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    This book examines the involvement of women in charity work in nineteenth-century Ireland. The author claims that sectarianism dominated women's philanthropic activity, and analyzes the work of women in areas of moral reform, such as prostitution and prison work. The book concludes that the most progressive developments in the care of the poor were brought about by nonconformist women who were later to become pioneers in the cause of suffrage.

  • 0521474337
  • 9780521474337
  • Maria Luddy
  • 4 May 1995
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 265
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