Mother and Child: Maternity and Child Welfare in Dublin, 192260

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This fascinating book provides a detailed account of the history of maternity and child welfare in Dublin between 1922 and 1960. In so doing it places maternity and child welfare in the context of twentieth-century Irish history, offering one of the only accounts of how women and children were viewed, treated and used by key lobby groups in Irish s

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"A serious, stimulating and important book that makes a vital contribution to women's history and the broader social history of twentieth century Ireland."--Senia Paseta, University of Oxford

Author Bio

Lindsey Earner-Byrne is Lecturer in Modern Irish History in the School of History and Archives, University College Dublin