Hanna Sheehy Skeffington: A LifeThis biography covers Hanna Sheehy Skeffington's transition from a fervent Catholic and a prize-winning young student to an outspoken feminist, avowed pagan, political strategist, and uncompromising Irish Republican. The author maintains that Skeffington embodies all that is best in the tradition of |
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User Review - thegeneral - LibraryThingThis is a very comprehensive biography of a significant Irish historical figure. It is very apparent that the author admirers Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington greatly and while I feel that at times she is not ... Read full review
Contents
The Making of a Feminist 19001903 | 19 |
A Feminist Mother 19081910 | 45 |
The Stone and the Shillelagh 19101912 | 68 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Hanna Sheehy Skeffington: A Life Attic Press Series |
| Author | Margaret Ward |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Attic, 1997 |
| ISBN | 1855941791, 9781855941793 |
| Length | 368 pages |
| Subjects | › Biography & Autobiography / Reference |
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