Quiet Revolutionaries by Margaret Mccurtain
This title examines the pivotal role Irish women played in the development of education, medicine and sport in one hundred years of change in their country and indeed the world in general.The book discusses womens educational attainment, their lives in secondary and third-level education, and their professional struggles. It also examines the experiences of teachers and the medical approaches of a significant generation of doctors, and nurses attempts to professionalise, both in Ireland and internationally. The challenges faced by women in other professions at also discussed, particularly the few dentists, pharmacists and vets. The origins of womens sport in Ireland and closely examined, as are the sporting careers of women, and the sporting restrictions in place in the 1930s, 40s, and 50s. Finally, traditional views on women and paid work are entertainingly analysed.
Dr. Margaret � h�gartaigh was born in County Clare in 1967 and is a graduate of the NUI Galway. She graduated with a Ph.D. in history from University College, Dublin and works for All Hallows College, Dublin City University. She was a Fulbright Fellow and Professor at Boston College. Her second book is entitled Business Archival Sources for the Local Historian. Her third book is Edward Hay, Historian of 1798: Catholic Politics in an era of Wolfe Tone and Daniel O'Connell. Outside scholarship, she has competed in athletics for a quarter of a century and won a silver medal for Ireland at the European Masters' Games in Sweden.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845886967 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845886968 |
| Title | Quiet Revolutionaries |
| Author | Margaret Mccurtain |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | The History Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2011-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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