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Ourselves alone : women's emigration from Ireland, 1885-1920 /

In early April of 1888, sixteen-year-old Mary Ann Donovan stood alone on the quays of Queenstown in county Cork waiting to board a ship for Boston in far-off America. She was but one of almost 700,000 young, usually unmarried women, traveling alone, who left their homes in Ireland during the late ni...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nolan, Janet, 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©1989.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Going Alone; 1 The Changing Face of Ireland, 1830-1880; 2 Women and Social Change, 1830-1880; 3 Women and Emigration, 1880-1920; 4 The Impact of Women's Emigration, 1880-1920; 5 Irish Women in America, 1880-1920; Conclusion: Ourselves Alone
  • Appendix; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y