Erin's daughters in America
Subtitle: Irish immigrant women in the nineteenth century
By: Hasia R. Diner.
Series: Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science -- 101st ser., 2 (1983); Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science -- 101st ser., 2.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 1983
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Irish American women  -- History  -- 19th century.
Description: In terms of marriage, work, educational achievement, and upward mobility, Irish women were very different from, and much more successful than, other female immigrants. Diner describes that success in detail, but her primary emphasis is on the qualities that enabled Irish women to prosper in a new and challenging world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.