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Teresa Ball and Loreto Education: Convents and the Colonial World, 1794-1875

Teresa Ball and Loreto Education: Convents and the Colonial World, 1794-1875

Educated at the Bar Convent, York, Teresa Ball became a pioneer of girls’ education when she returned to Ireland in 1821 and opened Loreto Abbey convent and boarding school in 1822.

Deirdre Raftery

  • Four Courts Press Ltd
  • 9781846829765
  • 256 pages
  • €40
  • Hardback
  • Ireland
  • History