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first heard about in the intro of: * Jamie Faser Arthur, "[What Is the Lived Experience of Laywomen Who Serve as Catholic Elementary School Principals in Their Roles as Faith Leaders?](https://isidore.co/misc/Physics%20papers%20and%20books/Zotero/storage/2TKAD9VU/Arthur%20-%202012%20-%20What%20is%20the%20Lived%20Experience%20of%20Laywomen%20Who%20Serve.pdf)" (Georgia State University, 2012) ch. 2, PDF pp. 38ff., on [[Ven.] Catherine McAuley](https://isidore.co/calibre/#panel=book_details&book_id=9565), foundress of the Sisters of Mercy (which Fialka concentrates on in *Sisters* ), was the daughter of a catechist during the Penal Law persecutions in Ireland. ch. 26 "[Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia](https://www.nashvilledominican.org/)" (ref:32.1) is on the conservative Dominican congregation of Nashville and contains many ¶-length vocations stories. * * * xiii, 368 pages : 21 cm *Sisters* is the first major history of the pivotal role played by nuns in the building of American society. Nuns were the first feminists, argues Fialka. They became the nation's first cadre of independent, professional women. Some nursed, some taught, and many created and managed new charitable organizat

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Author

Fialka, John J.

Publisher

St. Martin's Griffin

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780312325961

Category

religious

Subjects

Philosophy, Fiction, Christian

Rating

3.92 / 5 (15 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14