Description

Twenty essays on Irish women, historical and contemporary, who have defied cultural norms around femininity and achieved great things. The subjects include Irish women from Queen Medb to Eileen Gray, from Constance Markievicz to Sonia O'Sullivan, covering stateswomen, artists, writers, activists and rebels of all kinds.

Written by multi-award-winning author and first Laureate na n g (Irish Children's Laureate) Siobh n Parkinson. Perfect for use in schools as well as for leisure listening, this collection celebrates the role of women in Ireland's changing society.