Exodus to America: The experience of Irish Women in a New World.
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- Introduction
- Female emigration from Ireland
- Irish American marriage patterns
- Employment for young Irish women in America
- The situation for working Irish women in America
- Good luck in finding jobs or husbands
- Husbandless Irish women and widows
- Alcoholism as a problem for Irish women
- Conclusion
- Works consulted
Abstract
Throughout the 19th century, the irish were leaving Ireland by the thousands in hope of a better life in america. During the famine the numbers intensified, bringing large amounts of poor and destitute families over to the growing American cities of new York, Philadelphia, Boston and Chicago. But in the years following the famine, a change in the demographic of irish emigrants occurred: over the years female irish emigrants began to outnumber male emigrants. Young women arrived on American shores looking for employment, the opportunities to start families and an overall better life for themselves. In this paper I address the questions of women's lives after emigration. Were women's lives generally improved after starting over in america, or were the challenges more numerous than the benefits and improvements?
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