1st Edition
Twenty-Five Women Who Shaped the Celtic World
List of Illustrations
Introduction
Part One: Women of the Ancient Celtic World
Introduction
1. The Lady of Vix
2. Epona
3. Cartimandua
4. Boudica
5. Macha Mongrúad
Part Two: Women of the Early Church
Introduction
6. Saint Brigid
7. Saint Gwenfrewi
8. Saint Darerca
9. Saint Non
10. Saint Íte
Part Three: Medieval Literary Women
Introduction
11. Éiru
12. Medb
13. Rhiannon
14. Emer
15. Morgen
Part Four: Medieval Political Women
Introduction
16. Gormflaith ingen Murchada
17. Gruoch ingen Boite (Lady Macbeth)
18. Margaret of Scotland
19. Nest ferch Rhys
20. Derbhforgaill ingen Máel Sechlainn
Part Five: Women of the Celtic Revival
Introduction
21. Lady Charlotte Guest
22. Lady Augusta Gregory
23. Ella Carmichael
24. Sofia Morrison
25. Margaret Stokes
Index
Biography
Jennifer Dukes-Knight is a historian of the medieval North Atlantic, with a focus on the literary tradition of early medieval Ireland. She is an Associate Professor of Teaching and the Director of Graduate Studies at the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies at the University of Notre Dame. She is a founding member and continuing affiliate of the Irish Studies Initiative of the University of South Florida Humanities Institute.
Elizabeth Ricketts-Jones is an Associate Professor of Instruction in the Department of English at the University of South Florida. She teaches literature, professional writing, and first year composition courses. Her teaching and research focus on 20th century Irish and Irish American literature. She is the faculty lead of the Irish Studies Initiative within the USF Humanities Institute. Dr. Ricketts-Jones also serves on the leadership team of the Southern Regional branch of the American Conference for Irish Studies.
