Publisher's Synopsis
This comprehensive bibliography of the literature on women in Ireland presents over 2,300 annotated, classified listings in a one-volume format. It is divided into fourteen subject categories covering women's traditional roles and their participation in the whole range of human endeavor: the arts, the professions, economic life, religion and politics. Presenting a wide spectrum of approaches and viewpoints, Brady has incorporated popular, romanticized, and biased accounts together with more scientific and factual writings. Listings include books, chapters in books, articles, pamphlets, memoirs and biographies, travel accounts, and correspondence.
