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The Appeal | Yr Apêl
The Remarkable Story of the Welsh Women’s Peace Petition 1923–24 | Hanes Rhyfeddol Deiseb Heddwch Menywod Cymru 1923–24
Price: $14.99
ISBN: 9781800993822
Pub Date: 2024-03-01
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Y Lolfa
176 Pages
After World War I’s unprecedented slaughter, a petition with 7 miles of signatures begging America to join the League of Nations to help prevent another war was presented to President Coolidge in March 1924, signed by 75% of the women of Wales. Fascinating bilingual English/Welsh history of this peace movement, published to celebrate its centenary.
Daughters of the North
Jean Gordon and Mary, Queen of Scots
Price: $34.99
ISBN: 9781913207755
Pub Date: 2022-05-31
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Sandstone Press
480 Pages
Mary, Queen of Scots’ marriage to the Earl of Bothwell is notorious. Less known is Bothwell’s first wife, Jean Gordon, who extricated herself from their marriage and survived the intrigue of the Queen’s court.
Irish Servicewomen in the Great War
From Western Front to the Roaring Twenties
Price: $39.95
ISBN: 9781526767943
Pub Date: 2020-06-24
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Pen and Sword History
232 Pages
When the call went out in 1917 for volunteers willing to serve both at home and on the Western Front in a newly founded Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, young women from every province of Ireland responded just as eagerly as those from homes in Scotland, England and Wales.
Scotland: Her Story
The Nation’s History by the Women Who Lived It
Price: $18.95
ISBN: 9781780275987
Pub Date: 2020-04-06
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Birlinn
416 Pages
Scotland’s history has been told many times, but never exclusively by its women. This book takes a unique perspective on dramatic national events as well as ordinary life, as experienced by women...
Defiant Irish Women
Price: $12.99
ISBN: 9781781178027
Pub Date: 2019-05-01
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Mercier Press
254 Pages
Stories of five remarkable women who had a distinct place in Irish history mostly because of their ruthlessness, political cunning or merely because they rebelled violently against the repressive mores of their times. Eddie Lenihan ensures that we will not forget the prominent part played by these women in our Irish heritage.
Bright Sparks
Amazing Discoveries, Inventions and Designs by Women
Price: $19.99
ISBN: 9781788490542
Pub Date: 2018-11-03
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Brandon
48 Pages
An introduction to fifty extraordinary discoveries, inventions and designs by inspirational women. Meet incredible inventors from around the world, and learn how inventions happen. A beautifully illustrated guide to remarkable, practical, skillful and amazing inventions which have made their mark.
No Job for a Little Girl
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 9781848517004
Pub Date: 2013-07-09
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Gomer Press
198 Pages
The true story of women in domestic service between the wars. Our fascination with societies and households united by social, class and occupational division continues unabated. The popularity of Downton Abbey, Upstairs Downstairs and Gosford Park bears testimony to this and Rosemary Scadden's study of Welsh girls in domestic service between the wa
Michael Collins and the Women Who Spied For Ireland
Price: $17.99
ISBN: 9781856355131
Pub Date: 2006-09-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Mercier Press
256 Pages
Concentrates on the crucial role played by women in Collins' personal and working life. Women like Kathleen Clarke, Leslie Price de Barra, Peg Barrett, Nancy O'Brien, Madge Hales and Collins' sister Mary Collins Powell, Madeline (Dilly) Dicker, Moya Llewelyn Davies and Lady Hazel Lavery are woven into this fascinating narrative of Collins' life.
The Appeal | Yr Apêl
The Remarkable Story of the Welsh Women’s Peace Petition 1923–24 | Hanes Rhyfeddol Deiseb Heddwch Menywod Cymru 1923–24
Price: $14.99
ISBN: 9781800993822
Pub Date: 2024-03-01
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Y Lolfa
176 Pages
Daughters of the North
Jean Gordon and Mary, Queen of Scots
Price: $34.99
ISBN: 9781913207755
Pub Date: 2022-05-31
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Sandstone Press
480 Pages
Irish Servicewomen in the Great War
From Western Front to the Roaring Twenties
Price: $39.95
ISBN: 9781526767943
Pub Date: 2020-06-24
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Pen and Sword History
232 Pages
Scotland: Her Story
The Nation’s History by the Women Who Lived It
Price: $18.95
ISBN: 9781780275987
Pub Date: 2020-04-06
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Birlinn
416 Pages
Defiant Irish Women
Price: $12.99
ISBN: 9781781178027
Pub Date: 2019-05-01
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Mercier Press
254 Pages
Bright Sparks
Amazing Discoveries, Inventions and Designs by Women
Price: $19.99
ISBN: 9781788490542
Pub Date: 2018-11-03
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Brandon
48 Pages
No Job for a Little Girl
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 9781848517004
Pub Date: 2013-07-09
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Gomer Press
198 Pages
Michael Collins and the Women Who Spied For Ireland
Price: $17.99
ISBN: 9781856355131
Pub Date: 2006-09-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Mercier Press
256 Pages