Dear Pat,
The issue of being without children arises in Angela Bourke's The Burning of Bridget Cleary.
Regards,
Mary
Dr Mary N. Harris
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School of Humanities
National University of Ireland, Galway
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From: The Women on Ireland Research Network on behalf of McAvoy, Sandra
Sent: Fri 5/31/2013 15:07
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Subject: censure of childless women
Just putting out this question on behalf of Pat Coughlan:
'I'm wondering if you can help me with the following. I'm seeking some source I can cite concerning the culpabilization or censure of women who remain childless in marriage ("barren", etc.) You might know if there's research done on Irish occurrences of this? A secondary discussion would be fine for my present purposes.
Wondered if list members might be able to recommend sources.
All the best,
Sandra
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