Overview
- Provides the first book to explore the involvement of Irish Ascendancy women with educational provision for poor children
- Draws on in-depth case studies of six Ascendancy women
- Highlights the contributions of Ascendancy women in international and literary contexts
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Contexts, Capacities and Conditions
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Front Matter
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Irish Ascendancy Women and Provision of Education: Case Studies
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book outlines the lives of six female members of the Irish Ascendancy, and describes their involvement with educational provision for poor children in Ireland at the end of the long eighteenth century. It argues that these women were moved by empathy and by a sense of duty, and that they were motivated by political considerations, pragmatism and, especially, religious belief. The book highlights the women’s agency and locates their contribution in international and literary contexts; and by exploring sources and evidence not previously considered, it generates an enhanced understanding of Ascendancy women’s involvement with the provision of elementary education for poor Irish children. This book will appeal to scholars and researchers in the fields of Education and History of Education. It will also have broad appeal for those interested in Gender and Women’s Studies, in Georgian Ireland and in the history of Ascendancy families and estates.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Eilís O’Sullivan lectures and supervises research on the history of education in Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Ireland.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ascendancy Women and Elementary Education in Ireland
Book Subtitle: Educational Provision for Poor Children, 1788 - 1848
Authors: Eilís O'Sullivan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54639-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-54638-4Published: 17 July 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85442-7Published: 13 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-54639-1Published: 30 June 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 339
Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations
Topics: History of Education, Early Childhood Education, History of Britain and Ireland, Gender and Education, Religion and Education