A Woman's Place?
Challenging Values in 1960s Irish Women's Magazines
1st Edition
Published on 28. February 2023
336 pages
978-1-5261-6335-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book explores representations of the domestic in Irish women's magazines. Published in 1960s Ireland, during a period of transformation, they served as modern manuals for navigating everyday life. Traditional themes - dating, marriage, and motherhood - dominated. But editors also introduced conflicting voices to complicate the narrative. Readers were prompted to reimagine their home life, and traditional values were carefully subverted. The domestic was shown to be a negotiable concept in the coverage of such issues as the body and reproductive rights, working wives and equal pay. Dominant societal perceptions of women were also challenged through the inclusion of those who were on the margins - widows, unmarried mothers, and never-married women. This book considers the motivations of editors, the role of readers, and the influence of advertisers in shaping complex debates about women in society in 1960s Ireland. -- .
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Manchester
United Kingdom
Edition type
Digital original
Illustrations
10 black & white illustrations
10 black & white illustrations
ISBN-13
978-1-5261-6335-6 (9781526163356)
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02/2023
Manchester University Press
€125.40
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Person
Ciara Meehan is Reader in History at the University of Hertfordshire -- .
Content
Introduction
1 Dating to be married
2 The new marriage manuals
3 The modern home
4 Sex knowledge
5 (Un)planned pregnancy
6 Happy families?
7 Single women
8 An agenda for change
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index -- .
1 Dating to be married
2 The new marriage manuals
3 The modern home
4 Sex knowledge
5 (Un)planned pregnancy
6 Happy families?
7 Single women
8 An agenda for change
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index -- .
