"A quite marvellous publication and a textbook for us all."
Kevin Myers, Irish Times

"An authoritative, intelligent and sometimes ironic prose style vividly illuminates the lives of the women with family background and interesting historical details. There are many surprises and little gems here."
Irish Times

Women of Ireland was inspired by Mary Robinson, first woman President of Ireland and now the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, who said: "As a woman I want women who have felt themselves outside history to be written back into history."

A collection of over 300 short biographies of Irish women from earliest times to the present, many of them ignored by historians until now. It documents the rich and varied contributions women have made to the shaping of Irish history and culture. With its wealth of information, its accessible style and an attractive selection of illustrations this reference work will serve both general readers and students, particularly those interested in history and women's studies.

1996, 240pp, 210 x 156mm, 60 b&w illustrations,

ISBN 1-873821-06-9

PB: Euro 16.50 (excl. postage)

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