Spirited lives : how nuns shaped Catholic culture and American life, 1836-1920
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Coburn, Carol.
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Smith, Martha, 1928 September 7-
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Catholic Church -- United States -- History.
Monastic and religious life of women -- United States -- History.
Monasticism and religious orders for women -- United States -- History.
Nuns -- United States -- History.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Catholic Church.
History.
Monastic and religious life of women.
Monasticism and religious orders for women.
Nuns.
United States.
Other Subjects
Catholic Church -- History -- United States.
Frauenorden
Katholische Kirche
Katholische Kirche.
Monachisme et ordres religieux féminins -- États-Unis -- Histoire.
Nonne
Nonnen.
Ordensschwester
Religiöses Leben
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer -- Bitterfeld
USA
Vie religieuse et monastique féminine -- États-Unis -- Histoire.
Église catholique -- États-Unis -- Histoire.

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xii, 327 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-311) and index.
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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 history for the first time, ###Spirited Lives# reveals their critical impact on the development of Catholic culture and, ultimately, the building of American society.
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Focusing on the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, one of the largest and most diverse American sisterhoods, Carol Coburn and Martha Smith explore how nuns directly influenced the lives of millions of Americans, both Catholic and non-Catholic, through their work in schools, hospitals, orphanages, and other social service institutions. Far from functioning as passive handmaidens for Catholic clergy and parishes, nuns created, financed, and administered these institutions, struggling with, and at times resisting, male secular and clerical authority.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Coburn, C., & Smith, M. (1999). Spirited lives: how nuns shaped Catholic culture and American life, 1836-1920 . University of North Carolina Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Coburn, Carol and Martha Smith. 1999. Spirited Lives: How Nuns Shaped Catholic Culture and American Life, 1836-1920. Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Coburn, Carol and Martha Smith. Spirited Lives: How Nuns Shaped Catholic Culture and American Life, 1836-1920 Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina Press, 1999.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Coburn, C. and Smith, M. (1999). Spirited lives: how nuns shaped catholic culture and american life, 1836-1920. Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Coburn, Carol., and Martha Smith. Spirited Lives: How Nuns Shaped Catholic Culture and American Life, 1836-1920 University of North Carolina Press, 1999.

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