Irish Women's History

In 13 studies considering women in both the north and south of Ireland and Irish women living in Britain, historians from throughout the former British empire highlight the diversity of methodologies that are being used by historians to recreate women's past lives. Their topics include gender, authority, and worship in early Ireland; class, ethnicity, and religion in the Crimean War; Enniscorthy Lunatic Asylum 1916-25; and the decline of breast feeding in 20th-century Ireland. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR