Charitable words : women, philanthropy, and the language of charity in nineteenth-century Dublin / Margaret H. Preston ; foreword by Maria Luddy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Preston, Margaret H. (Margaret Helen)

Series:

Contributions in women's studies 0147-104X ; no. 202.

Contributions in women's studies 0147-104X ; no. 202

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in charitable work--Ireland--Dublin--History--19th century.

Women in charitable work.

Women philanthropists--Ireland--Dublin--History--19th century.

Women philanthropists.

Charities--Ireland--Dublin--History--19th century.

Charities.

History.

Dublin (Ireland)--Social conditions--19th century.

Dublin (Ireland).

Ireland--Dublin.

Physical Description:

xviii, 205 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2004.

Contents:

Introduction

Setting the stage : Dublin and Ireland in the nineteenth century

Race, class, and religion in the language of Dublin's charities

Conversion amidst compassion : saving the souls of the poor

An inner light : the charitable work of Dublin's Quakers

The good nurse : women philanthropists and the creation of a career.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [181]-199) and index.

ISBN:

027597930X

OCLC:

55511431