Women on the Margin: the Women’s Movement in Northern Ireland, 1973-1988
Summary
This paper examines the changes in women’s roles in the late 1970s/early 1980s in Northern Ireland. It looks at ways in which the IRA and Republicanism efforts provided means for women to move past gender norms and repressive social customs.
Citation
Roulston, Carmel. “Women on the Margin: the Women’s Movement in Northern Ireland, 1973-1988.” Science & Society 53, no. 2 (Summer 1989): 219-236.
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