Women and politics in contemporary Ireland
Subtitle: from the margins to the mainstream
By: Yvonne Galligan.
Publisher: Pinter
Published: 1998
Place of publication: London; Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
Subjects: Women in politics -- Ireland; Women's rights -- Ireland; Feminism -- Ireland; Women -- Ireland -- Social conditions; Ireland -- Politics and government -- 1949-
Description: As Irish society made the transition from the rural to the post-industrial phase from the 1970s onwards, women in Ireland developed a significant political voice. This book offers an examination of women's rights activitism in modern Ireland.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-179) and index.