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This book examines the role of women in philanthropy in nineteenth-century Ireland by focusing on the impact of religion. The author claims that sectarianism dominated women's philanthropic activity, and analyses the work of women in areas of moral concern, such as prostitution and prison work.Luddy, Maria is the author of 'Women and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century Ireland', published 1995 under ISBN 9780521474337 and ISBN 0521474337.
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