Spirited lives : how nuns shaped Catholic culture and American life, 1836-1920 /

Made doubly marginal by their gender and by their religion, American nuns have rarely been granted serious scholarly attention. Instead, their lives and achievements have been obscured by myths or distorted by stereotypes. Placing nuns into the mainstream of American religious and women's histo...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Coburn, Carol
Other Authors: Smith, Martha, 1928 September 7-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina Press, ©1999.
Subjects:
Catholic Church > United States > History.
Église catholique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Catholic Church
Nuns > United States > History.
Monasticism and religious orders for women > United States > History.
Monastic and religious life of women > United States > History.
Monachisme et ordres religieux féminins > États-Unis > Histoire.
Vie religieuse et monastique féminine > États-Unis > Histoire.
RELIGION > Institutions & Organizations.
Monastic and religious life of women
Monasticism and religious orders for women
Nuns
Frauenorden
Ordensschwester
Nonnen.
Katholische Kirche.
United States
USA
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The French connection : founders, origins, and early activities
  • Creating an American identity : survival and expansion in the American milieu
  • Educating the good Sister : gender and religious identity
  • Expanding American Catholic culture : the trans-Mississippi west
  • Promulgating the faith : parochial schools and American Catholic identity
  • Educating for Catholic womanhood : secondary academies and women's colleges
  • Succoring the needy : nursing, hospitals, and social services.

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