TY - JOUR
T1 - “Distinguished Irishwomen in London”
T2 - The Promotion of Professional Networks in Charlotte O'Conor Eccles' Journalism and Fiction
AU - Giddens, Tara
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Throughout much of her career, Irish journalist Charlotte O’Conor Eccles (1863–1911) promoted other Irish women and supported better rights for working women. Along with this support was Eccles’ belief that women should join social clubs and networks in order to excel in their own careers. Using both archival research and analysis of her journalism, this paper traces Eccles’ involvement in nineteenth-century networks as she moved between Ireland and England. Eccles’ participation in groups like the Literary Ladies’ Dinner and the Writers’ Club gave her access to various professional women, international and Irish, and influenced her writing, as indicated in this paper, in both her journalism and fiction. Furthermore, Eccles’ comparison of private “at home” events or salons versus public social clubs in her novel The Matrimonial Lottery (1906), indicates her own feelings toward women’s access to and the importance of these valuable professional networks. Tracing these networks is essential to uncovering the intricate connections Irish women, like Eccles, created as they not only succeeded in their careers but supported each other.
AB - Throughout much of her career, Irish journalist Charlotte O’Conor Eccles (1863–1911) promoted other Irish women and supported better rights for working women. Along with this support was Eccles’ belief that women should join social clubs and networks in order to excel in their own careers. Using both archival research and analysis of her journalism, this paper traces Eccles’ involvement in nineteenth-century networks as she moved between Ireland and England. Eccles’ participation in groups like the Literary Ladies’ Dinner and the Writers’ Club gave her access to various professional women, international and Irish, and influenced her writing, as indicated in this paper, in both her journalism and fiction. Furthermore, Eccles’ comparison of private “at home” events or salons versus public social clubs in her novel The Matrimonial Lottery (1906), indicates her own feelings toward women’s access to and the importance of these valuable professional networks. Tracing these networks is essential to uncovering the intricate connections Irish women, like Eccles, created as they not only succeeded in their careers but supported each other.
KW - At homes
KW - Charlotte O’Conor Eccles
KW - Irish women journalists
KW - Irish women writers
KW - Networks
KW - The Lady of the House
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85177224678&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/0013838X.2023.2239389
DO - 10.1080/0013838X.2023.2239389
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85177224678
SN - 0013-838X
VL - 104
SP - 887
EP - 909
JO - English Studies
JF - English Studies
IS - 6
ER -