Building sisterhood : a feminist history of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary /

The often forgotten role of Catholic sisters is told in experiences deeply rooted in self-realization and feminist methodology. In this collection of thirteen essays the contributors illuminate the little-known world of a very creative and committed community of women - their aspirations, their valu...

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Corporate Author: Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 1997.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Women and gender in North American religions
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Online Access:Book review (H-Net)
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Dorothy McDaniel
  • Introduction: Concentric Circles of Sisterhood / Margaret Susan Thompson
  • pt. 1. Groundings
  • The Context / Margaret Susan Thompson. 1. Dangerous Memory: Mother M. Theresa Maxis Duchemin and the Michigan Congregation of the Sisters, IHM / Marita-Constance Supan. 2. She Who Remained: Mother Mary Joseph Walker and the "Refounding" of the IHM Congregation / Suzanne Fleming. 3. "Not Two Exactly Alike": IHM Spirituality / Margaret Brennan
  • pt. 2. The IHM Life Cycle
  • The Context ̃/ Margaret Susan Thompson. 4. "The Roughest Kind of Prose": IHM Socialization, 1860-1960 / Mary Ann Hinsdale. 5. The Official IHM Stance on Friendship, 1845-1960 / Joan Glisky. 6. PFs: Persistent Friendships / Nancy Sylvester. 7. Emotional and Mental Illness in the IHM Congregation, 1845-1980 / Carol Quigley. 8. In Health and Sickness: IHM Health Care Delivery, 1845-1993 / Jane Shea
  • pt. 3. Authority, Leadership, and Governance
  • The Context / Margaret Susan Thompson.