| Description |
xvi, 308 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. History, Culture and ... Society? Controversies in Irish Studies -- 1. Irish Women: Late Developers? -- 2. Movement in Abeyance: the Historical Connection -- Pt. II. The Movement -- 3. Second-Wave Feminism and Equal Rights: Collective Action through Established Means -- 4. The Irish Women's Liberation Movement: Radicalism, Direct Action, Confrontation -- 5. Irishwomen United: Political and Ideological Conflict -- 6. Changing Orientations and Reappraisal in the 1980s: Abortion, Politics and the Course of Modernity -- Pt. III. Feminist Politics and Irish Society: Impact and Change? -- 7. Facing up to Difference: Formalisation and New Directions in the 1990s -- 8. Conclusions: Whither the Women's Movement? -- App. 1. Organisational Archives and Documents Consulted -- App. 2. Service Organisations Established in the 1970s -- App. 3. Chronology: the First Wave 1860-1921 -- App. 4. Chronology: the Post-Independence Decades, 1922-69 -- App. 5. Chronology: Second-Wave Feminism |
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App. 6. Legal Chronology: Reproductive and Constitutional Rights -- App. 7. The Abortion Referendum Campaign: a Detailed Chronology 1981-83 |
| Summary |
A comprehensive history of the Irish women's movement from the 1860s to the twenty-first century shows how a network of constituent organizations and individuals was transformed into an engine of social change. While feminism is a major intellectual and political tradition in Ireland, it has been misrepresented and misunderstood in mainstream Irish studies. This survey of key historical and contemporary perspectives redresses that imbalance. It demonstrates how the women's movement fundamentally challenged established interpretations of the way in which modern Irish society has evolved over time, creating new theoretical directions in Irish studies. -- Publisher description |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Feminism -- Ireland -- History -- 20th century.
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Feminism -- Ireland.
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Women -- Ireland -- Social conditions.
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| LC no. |
2001021636 |
| ISBN |
033377132X |
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