| Description |
xvi, 192 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science ; 101st ser., 2 (1983) |
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Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science ; 101st ser., 2.
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| Contents |
Where they came from: Women's life in nineteenth-century Ireland -- The search for bread: Patterns of female migration -- Undefeated, unafraid: Women in Irish-American families -- Broom, loom, and schoolroom: Work and wages in the lives of Irish women -- The darker side of migration: Social problems of Irish women -- The web of support: Sisters of service -- Irish men/Irish women: The world view from the nineteenth century. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Irish American women -- History -- 19th century.
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| ISBN |
0801828716 |
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