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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Margaret H Preston |
| ISBN: | 027597930X 9780275979300 |
| OCLC Number: | 55511431 |
| Description: | xviii, 205 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction -- Setting the stage : Dublin and Ireland in the nineteenth century -- Race, class, and religion in the language of Dublin's charities -- Conversion amidst compassion : saving the souls of the poor -- An inner light : the charitable work of Dublin's Quakers -- The good nurse : women philanthropists and the creation of a career -- Conclusion. |
| Series Title: | Contributions in women's studies, no. 202 |
| Responsibility: | Margaret H. Preston ; foreword by Maria Luddy. |
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