Servants of the Poor Teachers and Mobility in Ireland and Irish America [Paperback]

"Servants of the Pooris a model of detailed research and skillful writing. From letters, memoirs, interviews, family lore, and photographs, the generations of women come alive. Nolan's study emphasizes the female-driven group mobility of Irish Americans that came through teaching. . . . Because the accounts are so compelling, the reader is left wanting more." —The Journal of American History