A women’s movement

Renegades: Irish Republican Women 1900-1922

Prior to the formation of the Gaelic League the social system did not allow single women to mix in company with men without a chaperone.

In an interesting and insightful study of the role of republican women in Irish society during the years leading up to independence, Ann Matthews throws a broad new light on events and convincingly challenges some of the myths surrounding a number of the more prominent personalities.