Wild Irish women : extraordinary lives from history /

Broderick, Marian

Wild Irish women : extraordinary lives from history / Marian Broderick - 2nd ed. - Dublin : O'Brien, [2002] - 348 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 20 cm

Brief biographies of 75 Irish women

Includes bibliographical references

Women of letters -- Wives and lovers -- The great pretenders -- Women on the front line -- Ahead of their time -- Political animals -- Saints and sinners -- Tough cookies -- Intrepid travellers -- Stars of stage and screen -- Artistic temperaments

In this collection of over 70 biographies, Marian Broderick provides a detailed history of the lives and achievements of extraordinary women from Ireland's past.

9780862787806 £9.99


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