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Pioneer spirit : Catherine Spalding, Sister of Charity of Nazareth /
Mother Catherine Spalding (1793--1858) was the cofounder and first leader of one of the most significant American religious communities for women -- the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. Spalding also founded several educational institutions, Louisville's first private hospital, and the first soc...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington, Ky. :
University Press of Kentucky,
©2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Mother Catherine Spalding (1793--1858) was the cofounder and first leader of one of the most significant American religious communities for women -- the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. Spalding also founded several educational institutions, Louisville's first private hospital, and the first social service agencies for children in Kentucky. In 2003, the Louisville Courier-Journal selected Spalding as the sole woman among the sixteen most important persons in Louisville's history. Pioneer Spirit is the first biography of Spalding, who, from the age of nineteen, served the citizens of the Kentuck. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 286 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map, portraits |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-277) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0813171318 9780813171319 9780813150147 0813150140 |