This book examines the role of women in philanthropy in nineteenth-century Ireland. The author focuses initially on the impact of religion on the lives of women

"This volume, which grows out of a research project on women and philanthropy sponsored by the Center for the Study of Philanthropy at the City University of Ne

A history of European women's professional activities and organizational roles between 1789 and 1914.

During the nineteenth century, European women of all countries and social classes experienced dramatic and enduring changes in their familial, working and polit

Focusing on women's relationships, life-circumstances and agency, Elaine Farrell reveals the voices, emotions and decisions of incarcerated women and those affe