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Featuring artifacts, photographs, videos, and firsthand accounts, “Women & Spirit: Catholic Sisters in America” chronicled how Catholic sisters helped to create the fabric of America.
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Women of Spirit Since the arrival of a small group of sisters in New Orleans almost 300 years ago, Catholic women religious have educated, cared for, and served millions of Americans. A recent traveling exhibit tells their story.
by Joel Schorn
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hough many Catholics may be familiar with sisters from their parish and school experiences, the history of these women has remained somewhat hidden. Traveling the country between 2009 and 2012, the “Women & Spirit: Catholic Sisters in America” exhibit has shed some light on the
Joel Schorn is managing editor of VISION.
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remarkable history of these women and their communities.
Sisters then and now After first arriving in America nearly 300 years ago, Catholic sisters established schools, colleges, hospitals, orphanages, and many other institutions that addressed critical social needs. As nurses, teachers, and social workers, they entered professional ranks decades earlier than most other women. Their work provided blueprints for the nation’s
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