Women and philanthropy in nineteenth-century Ireland /
This book examines the role of women in philanthropy in nineteenth-century Ireland. The author focuses initially on the impact of religion on the lives of women and argues that the development of convents in the nineteenth century inhibited the involvement of lay Catholic women in charity work. She...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
1995.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
