Dublin's women street traders, 1882-1932 : 'civic evil' and civil disobedience / Susan Marie Martin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Susan Marie, author.

Series:

Maynooth studies in local history ; number 176.

Maynooth studies in local history ; number 176

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Street vendors--Ireland--Dublin--History--19th century.

Street vendors.

Street vendors--Ireland--Dublin--History--20th century.

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

Women merchants.

Women merchants--Ireland--Dublin--History--20th century.

Civil disobedience.

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

Dublin (Ireland).

Dublin (Ireland)--Social conditions--20th century.

Women merchants--History.

Ireland--Dublin.

Ireland.

Physical Description:

68 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Dublin : Four Courts Press , [2025]

Summary:

A ballad about a woman street trader is widely regarded as Dublin{u2019}s anthem, yet the city{u2019}s relationship with those who traded on its streets was often acrimonious. From 1882 onwards efforts commenced to have street traders banned alongside gentrification projects. A watershed came with the passage of the Street Trading Act of 1926. This book examines the resistance of the traders when those with power refused to recognize them as stakeholders. What the establishment learned was that the women were prepared to engage in civil disobedience, endure violence from Gardaí and serve time in jail to both protect their livelihoods and protest what they characterized as {u2018}banishment to the slums{u2019}.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781801511773

1801511772

OCLC:

1527331013

Publisher Number:

90104716597