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Husbandry to housewifery : women, economic change, and housework in Ireland, 1890-1914
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bourke, Joanna, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--History--Ireland.
- Women.
- Housewives--History--Ireland.
- Housewives.
- Women--Employment--History--Ireland.
- Ireland--Social conditions.
- Ireland.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 342 p.)
- Other Title:
- Husbandry to housewifery
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon, 1993.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A study of the lives of Irish women between 1890 and 1914, this book traces the shift of their labour out of the fields and into the home, showing how their position within the employment market deteriorated. It demonstrates that Irish women welcomed this altered role, preferring housework.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780191676024 (ebook) :
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