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Cover -- Book Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Chapter 1 A Temporary Frenzy Sarah Drake, London, 1850 -- Chapter 2 The Esher Tragedy Mary Ann Brough, Surrey, 1854 -- Chapter 3 The Wretched Woman Mary Ann Cotton, County Durham, 1872 -- Chapter 4 The Bender Slaughter Pen Kate Bender, Kansas, 18733 -- Plates -- Chapter 5 An Inhuman Monster Kate Webster, Surrey, 1879 -- Chapter 6 Lizzie Borden's Secret Lizzie Borden, Fall River, 1892 -- Chapter 7 The Boston Borgia Jane Toppan, Massachusetts, 1901 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back cover.

Daughters of Ireland is a collection of fifteen mini-biographies of exceptional Irish women in history who were pioneers in their field. The chapters follow the lives of each women from their parentage, birth and early lives, teen and school years, through to their careers, achievements and legacies. Each woman followed a different path, achieving their goals in various professions including aviation, nursing, veterinary, education, architecture and the performing arts. Drawing from primary and secondary sources, including the women's own writings or that of a close connection, this work explores their fascinating and inspiring stories.