SPIRITED LIVES : how nuns shaped Catholic culture and American life, 1836-1920 / Carol K. Coburn and Martha Smith

by Coburn, Carol

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Book desription: Chapel Hill, N.C: University of North Carolina Press, 1999 xii, 327 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-311) and index. Reveals the critical impact of nuns on the development of Catholic culture and American society between 1836 and 1940. Focusing on the sisters of St. Joseph of Carondolet, this book shows how nuns directly influenced millions of Americans through their work in schools, hospitals, orphanages, and other social service institutions. VG+ condition [no dustjacket]. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.

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