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Author:

Coburn, Carol.

Title:

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

Publisher:

University of North Carolina Press,

Copyright Date:

c1999

Description:

xii, 327 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Nuns--United States--History.
Monasticism and religious orders for women--United States--History.
Monastic and religious life of women--United States--History.
Catholic Church--United States--History.

Other Authors:

Smith, Martha, 1928 Sept. 7-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-311) and index.

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.

ISBN:

9780807847749 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0807847747 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780807824733 (cloth : alk. paper)
0807824739 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)39724119

LCCN:

98030828

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

URAX314 -- Clarke University - Nicholas J. Schrup Library (Dubuque)

N2AX314 -- Divine Word College - Matthew Jacoby Library (Epworth)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

UUAX975 -- Briar Cliff University - Mueller Library (Sioux City)