Louie Bennett (Radical Irish Lives)

The struggle of women workers in Ireland to achieve equal rights is at the center of this biography of Bennett, who also fought for women's suffrage, and peace in the international community. Owens (women's studies, U. College, Dublin) provides a detailed, thoroughly researched biography of this early feminist, whose political activism is the book's predominant concern. Readers will learn the history of the trade unions, the women's movement, and the pacifist movement in the first half of the 20th century in Ireland through this life. Distributed by Stylus Publishing. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)