Dissidents: Irish Republican Women 1923-1941

by Ann Matthews

Book Overview

During the War of Independence around 10,000 Irishwomen were actively involved in the fight for Irish freedom. So why, with the outbreak of Civil War and in the years following this conflict, did the role of women in Irish politics steadily decline until by the early 1940s only a handful of women were involved? 'Dissidents' explores the reasons for this decline. From the divisions caused by the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, which led to a fatal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1856359956
• ISBN13: 9781856359955
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Mercier Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.3" x 8.4"