Irish Woman Immigrants in America

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This paper argues that, even in her new American environment, the Irish immigrant still managed to maintain the cultural and demographic beliefs and practices with which she was imbued before departure. These practices were critical in facilitating the success of the Irish in America. The paper uses Hasia Diner's "Erin's Daughters in America: Irish Immigrant Women in the Nineteenth Century" as a reference.

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"Emigrants to America, despite the differing economic conditions, tended to follow these dictates (Diner 46). Furthermore, "Irish women passed on this tradition to their American-born daughters" (Diner 48). The other, more deeply rooted Irish traditions of division of the sexes (men and women spending leisure time apart), heavy participation in Catholic Church activities, a vision of self-worth as rooted in economic activity, and strong family loyalty would also survive the transatlantic trip intact. Thus, despite the Irish woman's greater ease of adaptation to the American environment (Diner 66), she remained heavily influenced by her native culture."

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