Maeve Kelly (1930-)
Biography (excerpts–find the page here):
Born: Ennis, County Clare, Ireland, 1930. Education: Studied nursing at St. Andrew’s Hospital, London. Career: Founder and administrator of Adapt, shelter for victims of domestic violence, 1978—.
Maeve Kelly writes in several genres, and all of her work is informed by clear feminist principles. Born in 1930, Kelly has lived through significant changes in Irish society’s attitudes toward women, but her literary works suggest some of the ways in which the changes have been insufficient. Her fictional representation of what life is like for Irish women is both emotionally and intellectually convincing.
English 252: Intro to Fiction 