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Mother Ireland and the revolutionary sisters

Mother Ireland and the revolutionary sisters The symbolic role of women in Irish nationalism has to some extent obscured theirpractical involvements. By studying some of the most prominent female nationalists,this paper shows how women often read representations of women as icons ofnationhood very much against the grain of the passive interpretations favoured bylater historians. The paper also shows how heavily contested was the ultimateexclusion of women from public and political spaces. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Cultural Geographies SAGE

Mother Ireland and the revolutionary sisters

Cultural Geographies , Volume 11 (4): 25 – Oct 1, 2004

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1474-4740
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1477-0881
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10.1191/1474474004eu315oa
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Abstract

The symbolic role of women in Irish nationalism has to some extent obscured theirpractical involvements. By studying some of the most prominent female nationalists,this paper shows how women often read representations of women as icons ofnationhood very much against the grain of the passive interpretations favoured bylater historians. The paper also shows how heavily contested was the ultimateexclusion of women from public and political spaces.

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Cultural GeographiesSAGE

Published: Oct 1, 2004

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