Spirited lives how nuns shaped Catholic culture and American life, 1836-1920 - Coburn, Carol; Smith, Martha, 1928 Sept. 7-; NetLibrary, Inc. (Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina Press, 1999)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-311) and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: 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; Electronic books