Mother and Child: Maternity and Child Welfare in Dublin, 1922-60

by Lindsey Earner-Byrne

This fascinating book provides a detailed account of the history of maternity and child welfare in Dublin between 1922 and 1960. In so doing it places maternity and child welfare in the context of twentieth-century Irish history, offering one of the only accounts of how women and children were viewed, treated and used by key lobby groups in Irish society and by the Irish state.

256 pages, Hardcover

First published September 4, 2007