1st Edition

We Are But Women Women in Ireland's History

By Dr Roger Sawyer, Roger Sawyer Copyright 1993
    232 Pages
    by Routledge

    230 Pages
    by Routledge

    We Are But Women sets the history of Irish women in the context of the broad sweep of Irish history, dealing even-handedly with the diverse traditions of unionism and nationalism. Through an examination of exemplar individuals and organisations, the book traces the growth of Irish awareness of such `women's issues' as emancipation, divorce and abortion. Above all, it acknowledges the key role played by women in finding a solution to the Irish Question.

    1 FROM THE BEGINNING 2 IN THE ASCENDANT 3 IRISH CULTURAL REVIVAL 4 WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND SEPARATISM: TOWARDS A FREE STATE 5 WOMEN AND THE SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF IRISH INDEPENDENCE 6 WOMEN AND THE SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF IRISH DEVOLUTION 7 ATTITUDES AND THEIR OUTCOME: SOUTH AND NORTH 8 EMANCIPATION AND UNITY

    Biography

    Dr Roger Sawyer

    `This is a scholarly and evidently well researched study of the key role of women ...' - Books Ireland Nov 93