Women and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century Ireland

Type

Book

Authors

Maria Luddy

ISBN 10

0521483611

ISBN 13

9780521483612

Tags

Great Britain, Women in History, General, Philanthropy & Charity, Social Services & Welfare, Europe, Gender Studies

Description

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. - from Amzon

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