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SUMMARY:Janet Nolan\, Ph.D.\, "Servants of the Poor: Teachers in Ireland and Irish-America at the Turn of the 20th Century"
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]Urged by their mothers to pursue an education\, the “one thing they can’t take away\,” the American daughters of Irish-born mothers are the unsung heroines of Irish achievement in the United States. While immigrant mothers often became servants of the American rich\, their educated daughters became servants of the poor in America’s public schools. \nBy the first decade of the twentieth century\, Irish-American women were the largest single ethnic group among teachers in cities such as Boston\, Chicago\, and San Francisco. In an era when social mobility was measured almost exclusively by the success of men\, the teacher-daughters of Irish born mothers led Irish America into the middle class. Professor Nolan will trace the evolution of this educational and occupational achievement across two generations of Irish women in the United States. \nJANET NOLAN is professor emerita of Irish\, Irish-American\, and European history at Loyola University Chicago where she taught for almost a quarter of a century after receiving her PhD in history from the University of Connecticut. She has also just completed a year as an adjunct lecturer in European history at the University of Rhode Island. She is the author of two books\, Ourselves Alone: Women and Irish Emigration\, 1885-1920 (UP of KY\, 1989) and Servants of the Poor: Teachers and Mobility in Ireland and Irish America (Notre Dame UP\, 2004)\, as well as numerous essays\, articles\, and reviews. She has given invited lectures in Ireland\, Northern Ireland\, England\, Switzerland\, throughout the United States\, and on television and radio in both the United States and Ireland. She now lives in Portsmouth\, RI. We welcome Dr. Nolan for her first speaking engagement with the Museum. \n[/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://newportirishhistory.org/event/janet-nolan-ph-d-servants-of-the-poor-teachers-in-ireland-and-irish-america-at-the-turn-of-the-20th-century/
CATEGORIES:2013-2014 Series (12th Annual),Lectures
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SUMMARY:John F. Quinn\, Ph.D.\, Salve Regina U. History Dept. Chair\, "The Cause of Humanity is One The World Over: Frederick Douglass' Irish Advocacy"
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]Frederick Douglass is well known for his 1845 autobiography which described his life as a slave in Maryland and his escape to freedom in the North. The book\, which bluntly recounted the abuse that he and other slaves endured at the hands of their masters\, became a bestseller in the 1850s and is thought by many historians to have contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War. \nWhile first and foremost an abolitionist and promoter of black equality\, Douglass was also a defender of other peoples that he thought were oppressed. He was especially outspoken on behalf of the Irish\, convinced that they and African Americans had much in common. He visited Ireland twice\, met with the “Liberator\,” Daniel O’Connell\, and gave lectures on behalf of the Irish cause. Professor Quinn will discuss Douglass’ travels to Ireland\, his relationship with Daniel O’Connell and his support for Irish political freedom. \nJOHN F. QUINN received his Ph.D. in history from Notre Dame. He has been professor of history with Salve Regina University since 1992 and is History Department Chair. A prolific writer\, Dr. Quinn is the author of numerous articles\, as well as the book Father Mathew’s Crusade: Temperance in Nineteenth Century Ireland and Irish-America (U. of Mass. Press\, 2002). His interests include Irish America\, Modern Ireland\, and American Religion and Ethnicity. He is an expert on Irish and Irish-American attitudes towards slavery in the 19th Century. Dr. Quinn’s professional memberships include American Catholic Historical Association\, American Conference on Irish Studies\, Irish American Cultural Institute\, and Society of Catholic Social Scientists. This is Dr. Quinn’s sixth speaking engagement with the Museum. \n[/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://newportirishhistory.org/event/john-f-quinn-ph-d-salve-regina-u-history-dept-chair-the-cause-of-humanity-is-one-the-world-over-frederick-douglass-irish-advocacy/
CATEGORIES:2013-2014 Series (12th Annual),Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20131112T180000
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SUMMARY:Christopher Klein\, Author & Journalist\, John L. Sullivan\, "The Boston Strong Boy" author of "The Boston Strong Boy”: America's First Irish-American Hero
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]Born in Boston’s South End to Irish-immigrant parents\, John Lawrence Sullivan (1858-1918) was the last of the bare-knuckle heavyweight boxing champions. He was the first American athlete to earn over one million dollars\, the first American sports “superstar\,” and an Irish-American hero during the Gilded Age. \nWriter Christopher Klein has published a new book on Sullivan entitled Strong Boy: The Life and Times of John L. Sullivan\, America’s First Sports Hero (Lyons Press\, November 2013). It is the story of a hard-hitting and hard-drinking boxer against the backdrop of Irish-America emerging during the Gilded Age. When Sullivan\, known as the “Boston Strong Boy\,” captured the heavyweight title in 1882\, no Bostonians celebrated more than the Irish\, who had felt blistered by Brahmin scorn since their arrival. That legendary spirit of the fighting Irish that was made flesh in Sullivan transformed him into a hero for hundreds of thousands of sons and daughters of the Emerald Isle who had felt emasculated in the wake of the Great Hunger\, powerless under the thumb of the British\, and slighted in their new homeland. Sullivan’s strength and self-belief were elixirs for a people who had suffered from malignant shame. \nKlein’s illustrated lecture will include a plethora of historic photographs from this colorful era in American history. Copies of his book will be available for signature and sale after the talk ($25\, hardcover). \nCHRISTOPHER KLEIN is an author and freelance writer specializing in history\, travel\, and sports. He is a frequent contributor to the travel pages of The Boston Globe and History.com\, the web site of the History Channel. His articles have also appeared in The New York Times\, National Geographic Traveler\, The Boston Globe Magazine\, and Harvard Magazine\, among others. In addition\, Christopher is the author of Discovering the Boston Harbor Islands and The Die-Hard Sports Fan’s Guide to Boston. A native of Andover\, Mass.\, he graduated with highest honors from Drew University in Madison\, NJ. \n[/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://newportirishhistory.org/event/christopher-klein-author-journalist-john-l-sullivan-the-boston-strong-boy-author-of-the-boston-strong-boy-americas-first-irish-american-hero/
CATEGORIES:2013-2014 Series (12th Annual),Lectures
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SUMMARY:Patrick Conley\, Ph.D.\, R.I. Historian Laureate\, "Politics\, Prejudice\, Patriotism\, and Perseverance: Rhode Island's Catholic Irish Confront the Civil War"
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]Dr. Patrick Conley has edited a new book to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War\, entitled The Rhode Island Homefront During the Civil War Era (Rhode Island Publications Society\, September 2013). The book contains essays by former chief justice Frank Williams\, a nationally acclaimed Lincoln scholar\, Prof. Maury Klein\, one of America’s leading economic historians\, James Tackach\, a professor of literature at Roger Williams University\, and Conley himself. \nIn his talk\, Dr. Conley will focus on his essay that examines the ordeal of Rhode Island’s Catholic Irish immigrants and the nativist reaction to their arrival. He focuses on the period from the Dorr Rebellion of 1841-43 through the era of Civil War and Reconstruction. Dr. Conley places special emphasis on the Irish Catholic response to slavery\, the Civil War\, and the Reconstruction amendments (13\, 14\, and 15) to the United States Constitution and demonstrates how local anti-Irish sentiment shaped the Fifteenth Amendment. He also examines the nativistic provision in the Rhode Island Constitution of 1843 that was designed to make immigrant Irish Catholics second class citizens and lessen their influence on the politics of their adopted state. Copies of The Rhode Island Homefront During the Civil War Era will be available for signature and sale after the lecture. \nPATRICK T. CONLEY holds an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame\, and a J.D. from Suffolk U. Law School. He has published twenty-five books\, including Catholicism in Rhode Island: The Formative Era\, with Matthew J. Smith; An Album of Rhode Island History\, 1636-1986; Rhode Island’s Founders\, 1636-1790\, and more than a score of scholarly articles on history\, law\, ethnic studies\, religion\, real estate development\, and political science. He was the youngest person ever to attain the rank of full professor at Providence College. Dr. Conley has served as chairman of the Rhode Island Bicentennial Commission\, chairman and founder of the Providence Heritage Commission\, chairman and founder of the Rhode Island Publications Society\, and general editor of the Rhode Island Ethnic Heritage Pamphlet Series. In 1977 he founded the Rhode Island Heritage Commission. Dr. Conley was also chairman of the Rhode Island Bicentennial of the Constitution Foundation and chairman of the U.S. Constitutional Council. In May 1995 he was inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame–one of a handful of living Rhode Islanders who have been accorded that honor– and he has served as Hall of Fame president since 2003. Dr. Conley was named Rhode Island’s first Historian Laureate in July 2012. \n[/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://newportirishhistory.org/event/patrick-conley-ph-d-r-i-historian-laureate-politics-prejudice-patriotism-and-perseverance-rhode-islands-catholic-irish-confront-the-civil-war/
CATEGORIES:2013-2014 Series (12th Annual),Lectures
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SUMMARY:Rosamund Burton\, writer and journalist\, "Castles\, Follies and Four-Leaf Clovers: Adventures Along Ireland's St. Declan's Way"
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]Dotted with deserted monasteries\, ruined castles\, holy wells and plenty of pubs\, St Declan’s Way stretches 100 kilometers (approx. 60 miles) from the iconic Rock of Cashel in South Tipperary\, over the beautiful Knockmealdown Mountains\, to the Co. Waterford fishing village of Ardmore\, the oldest Christian settlement in Ireland\, founded 416 AD by St. Declan\, who introduced Christianity to the south of Ireland before the coming of St. Patrick. This ancient highway and age-old pilgrim route follows quiet country roads\, farm tracks\, riverbanks and mountain paths through a part of Ireland that is steeped in history. St. Declan’s Way passes through the heritage town of Lismore with its magnificent castle\, in the east wing of which Rosamund’s family used to live. \nIn her illustrated talk\, Rosamund Burton\, author of Castles\, Follies and Four-Leaf Clovers: Adventures Along Ireland’s St Declan’s Way (Allen & Unwin\, 2012) will speak about walking the ancient highway\, St Declan’s Way\, and read from her book. She will describe Norman castles\, Celtic churches and colorful characters\, miraculous wells and talking statues\, stories of goddesses\, ghosts and fairies\, as well as staying in a convent and a day at a horse fair. Copies of her book will be available for signature and sale after the talk ($20). \nROSAMUND BURTON was born in Ireland and grew up in England. When her father got a job with the Duke of Devonshire the family moved back to Ireland into the east wing of Lismore Castle\, which is on St. Declan’s Way. Rosamund went on to become an actress\, performing at Dublin’s Gate and Gaiety Theatres\, and in the film\, Educating Rita with Julie Walters and Michael Caine. She then worked in London before moving to Australia 18 years ago. Rosamund now writes for a range of newspapers and magazines. She is married to an Australian and lives in Sydney. We welcome Ms. Burton for her first speaking engagement with the Museum and her inaugural visit to Newport and the United States. \n[/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://newportirishhistory.org/event/rosamund-burton-writer-and-journalist-castles-follies-and-four-leaf-clovers-adventures-along-irelands-st-declans-way/
CATEGORIES:2013-2014 Series (12th Annual),Lectures
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