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Volunteer Women: Militarized Femininity In The 1916 Easter Rising, Sasha Conaway
Volunteer Women: Militarized Femininity In The 1916 Easter Rising, Sasha Conaway
War, Diplomacy, and Society (MA) Theses
Women were an integral part to the Easter Rising, yet until recently, their contributions have been forgotten. Those who have been remembered are often women who bucked conservative Irish society’s notions of femininity and chose to actively participate in combat, which has led to a skewed narrative that favors their contributions over the contributions of other women. Historians and scholars favor these narratives because they are empowering and act as clear foils to the heroic narratives of the male leaders in the Easter Rising. In reality, however, most of the women who joined Cumann na mBan or worked for the …
Bibliography For Women’S History Month, Hakeem Wakil
Bibliography For Women’S History Month, Hakeem Wakil
Library Displays and Bibliographies
A bibliography created to accompany a display in honor of Women's History Month at the Leatherby Libraries at Chapman University.