Document Type
Research Paper
Publication Date
2014
Abstract
The lives of Irish immigrant women in Nevada during the mid-nineteenth century have not been studied at great length to date. This project attempts to explore the relationship that these women had with their communities, their families, and themselves while comparing their experiences to the lives of Irish immigrant women living in the larger Irish communities located on the east coast of the United States.
Keywords
Irish; Immigrant; Nevada – Comstock Lode; Nevada – Virginia City; Nineteenth century; Women immigrants
Disciplines
History of Gender | Labor History | Social History | United States History | Women's History
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Repository Citation
Thompson, C. M.
(2014).
Keeping House on the Comstock: Irish Immigrant Women in Nevada, 1850-1880.
Available at:
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/award/18
Reflection Essay
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