Louie Bennett (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781859183090)

Louie Bennett (1870-1956) was one of the most prominent female public figures of the Irish twentieth century. A suffrage campaigner, an advocate of peace, and an important trade unionist, she was an influential personality on the international stage as well as in Ireland. Despite this Bennett has not previously been the subject of a serious biographical study. The writer, RM Fox, produced a popular anecdotal biography following her death but many areas of her life remained unresearched.



Rosemary Cullen Owens in this first biography of Louie Bennett examines the complexity of her public life and details her connections to various social and political movements. Particular attention is paid to her involvement in the Irish Women's Workers Union of which she was a leading member for many years.

Author: Rosemary Cullen Owens
ISBN-10: 1859183093
ISBN-13: 9781859183090
Publisher: Cork University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/31/2001
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 8.46h x 5.58w x 0.58d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2001 pg. 134