These 20 illustrated essays are on Irish women, historical and contemporary, who have defied cultural norms around femininity and achieved great things. The subjects include Irish women from Queen Medhbh to Eileen Gray, from Constance Markievicz to Sonia O’Sullivan, covering stateswomen, artists, writers, activists, and rebels of all kinds. This book is published to celebrate the centenary of women’s suffrage, and Irish women’s remarkable achievements over the centuries.
Language
English
Pages
194
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Little Island Books
Release
May 10, 2022
ISBN
1910411965
ISBN 13
9781910411964
Rocking the System: Fearless and Amazing Irish Women who Made History.
These 20 illustrated essays are on Irish women, historical and contemporary, who have defied cultural norms around femininity and achieved great things. The subjects include Irish women from Queen Medhbh to Eileen Gray, from Constance Markievicz to Sonia O’Sullivan, covering stateswomen, artists, writers, activists, and rebels of all kinds. This book is published to celebrate the centenary of women’s suffrage, and Irish women’s remarkable achievements over the centuries.