Women and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century Ireland
Maria (University of Warwick) Luddy
Cambridge University Press, 1995
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This book examines the role of women in philanthropy in nineteenth-century Ireland by focusing on the impact of religion. The author claims that sectarianism dominated women's philanthropic activity, and analyses the work of women in areas of moral concern, such as prostitution and prison work.
- ISBN-13
- 9780521483612
- ISBN-10
- 0521483611
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 1995
- Publication date
- 1995-05-04
- Pages
- 268
- Dimensions
- 227x152x16
- Weight
- 398