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Intense sectarian strife marred Irish charities and undermined the smooth operation of social services. Preston offers insight by focusing on two women philanthropists who battled for the souls of Ireland's children. She also explores those who remained above the fray, such as the Religious Society of Friends in Ireland, who offered aid to all regardless of creed. Within the charitable records of this group, Preston contends that one can see how the Society changed over time and that, in Ireland, the industrial revolution as well as the 1798 Rebellion, contributed to the Society adapting to the mainstream. 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Selected from the pages of Australia's journals by Elizabeth Butel, this collection addresses Preston's recurring preoccupations - modern art, an Australian national art and the craft of art-making. The natural enemy of the dull - Preston's style is infused with paradox, retaining its freshness through her very direct, uncompromising attack and illustrated with examples of her woodcuts.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51252733837585,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51252734198033,"sku":"NIN9781925416206","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52592787325201,"sku":"NLS9781925416206","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1925416208.jpg?v=1750900652"},{"product_id":"cartoons-by-margaret-j-preston-book-margaret-preston-9781425520700","title":"Cartoons, by Margaret J. 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