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Behind every successful revolutionary movement there are women, lots of them, as McCoole (Hazel: A Life of Lady Lavery) makes abundantly clear in this excellent look at the women who fought for Ireland's independence.

Behind every successful revolutionary movement there are women, lots of them, as McCoole (Hazel: A Life of Lady Lavery) makes abundantly clear in this excellent look at the women who fought for Ireland's independence. She begins with the formation of Inghinidhe na hÉireann (Daughters of Ireland) by Maud Gonne in 1900, which evolved into the Cumann na mBan, the women's auxiliary of the IRA. More than 200 women fought in the Easter Rising of 1916; some were arrested and released, but others were exiled to prisons in England

Sinead McCoole does a marvelous job in avoiding those tropes. Detailed biographies of many women are included.

Sinead McCoole does a marvelous job in avoiding those tropes. Also, lots of beautiful photos, many of them depicting strong, courageous women armed and in their different Irish uniforms, which is a nice bonus if you fancy these types of photos like I d. .This book is packed with information about women whose names are not at all known, aside from a very few such as Countess Markiewicz, Grace Gifford Plunkett, and Maud Gonne MacBride.

SINEAD MCCOOLE is a well-known historian and the author of a number of books on women and history. Country of Publication. Politics & Government.

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Great read about women in the Irish Revolution. I especially appreciated the writing of lesbians back into the historical record.

From the Publisher: Copublished with the O'Brien Press, Dublin. With an historical introduction by Margaret Ward.

Women : Irish Female Activists in the Revolutionary Years, 1900-23. Select Format: Hardcover. The story of the Irish revolutionary period in the early twentieth century from the perspective of female activists.

No Ordinary Women : Irish Female Activists in the Revolutionary Years, 1900-23. This book highlights a time when vast numbers of Irish women were politicised and imprisoned for their beliefs, with a special emphasis on one prison, Kilmainham Gaol. The women portrayed in the book represent all walks of life: shop assistants, doctors, housewives, laundry workers, artists, teachers.

She was one of the first Irish women to be qualified as a secretary and a short hand typist from Hughes' Commercial . No Ordinary Women: Irish Female Activists in the Revolutionary Years, 1900–23.

She was one of the first Irish women to be qualified as a secretary and a short hand typist from Hughes' Commercial Academy. She worked as a clerk and became involved in the Gaelic League in the Suffragist movement and in socialist activities. She met James Connolly in 1912 and consequently became the secretary for the Textile Workers' Union.

This book vividly recreates the characters, personalities and courage of Ireland's revolutionary women. SINÉAD MCCOOLE is a well-known historian and the author of a number of books on women and history

This book vividly recreates the characters, personalities and courage of Ireland's revolutionary women. SINÉAD MCCOOLE is a well-known historian and the author of a number of books on women and history. South East Radio’s Morning Mix. impressive contribution to the decade of centenarie. fine book and a very worthwhile counterweight to the overwhelmingly male view of the Rising and War of Independence that still prevails.

No Ordinary Women: Irish Female Activists in the Revolutionary Years, 1900–1923. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2003. Morgan Paige Denton (a1). State University of New York at Buffalo.