Women and Alcohol During the First World War in Ireland

TitleWomen and Alcohol During the First World War in Ireland
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2018
AuthorsDunbar, Holly
JournalWomen's History Review
Volume27
Issue3
Pagination379-396
Date Published05/2018
Abstract

This article considers the portrayal of Irish women and alcohol during the First World War in the national press. It argues that the press castigated women for drinking because it conflicted with conservative beliefs about women's roles, which dictated that women should remain in the home and be primarily concerned with motherhood. This article argues that women who in their everyday lives consumed alcohol challenged traditional norms of domesticity and femininity. It also re-examines press polemic about separation women and suggests that this was not consistently or entirely negative.

URLhttps://doi.org/10.1080/09612025.2016.1221287
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