Brigid and the Red Hat Rebellion Author:Katy King At age fourteen, Brigid describes herself as short and wiry and stubborn enough for six; she needs to get away from her drunken Da. Four years later, widowed Brigid finds 1936 Dublin fascinating; her cousin Fiona's home has electric lights, fancy furniture and three boarders. Brigid takes a job cleaning the library. She delights in books, ic... more »e cream and Tinkertoys. Then Eamon de Valera proposes a new Constitution which threatens to increase discrimination against working women. How can Brigid ensure her daughter's future? That problem boils the water and brings on the Red Hat Rebellion.« less