Research Guides: English 285: Irish Women Writers: Other Sources for Background Information

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Encyclopedia of Women Social Reformers by Helen Rappaport
Call Number: eBook Collection
ISBN: 1576075818
Publication Date: 2003-01-21
The first comprehensive guide to women activists from every part of the world, illuminating the broad range of women's struggles to reform society from the 18th century to the present.
Political and Historical Encyclopedia of Women by Christine Fauré (Editor)
Call Number: eBook and Print: Downtwon Library: HQ1236.5.E85 E52
ISBN: 1579582370
Publication Date: 2003-07-29
First Published in 2003.
Irish Women Writers: An A - Z Guide by Alexander G. Gonzalez
Call Number: Downtown Library: PR8733 .I75
ISBN: 0313328838
Publication Date: 2005-11-01
Irish women writers have a large following, and their works are attracting large amounts of scholarly and critical attention. Through roughly 75 alphabetically arranged entries written by more than 35 expert contributors, this reference overviews the lives and works of Irish women writers active in a range of genres and periods.