02666cam a2200469Mu 4500 ocn797919897 OCoLC 20200709055542.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 120702s2011 xx o 000 0 eng d EBLCP eng EBLCP N$T 9780773411500 (electronic bk.) 077341150X (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)797919897 463779 (N$T) BX4667 .L37 2011 REL 010000 bisacsh 282.0925209741 N$TA Lapomarda, Vincent A. Portraits of One Hundred Catholic Women of Maine [electronic resource]. Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2011. 1 online resource (202 p.) Description based upon print version of record. Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Introduction by Bishop Richard J. Malone of the Diocese of Portland, Maine; Foreword by Alice L. Laffey; Acknowledgements; Author's Preface; Chapter 1: The Colonial Era; Chapter 2: The Nineteenth Century; Chapter 3: Sisters of Mercy; Chapter 4: The French Americans; Chapter 5: The Irish Americans; Chapter 6: The Italian Americans; Chapter 7: The Other Ethnic Groups; Chapter 8: The Contemporary Scene; Retrospect; Bibliographical Essay; Index; In a narrative that covers these women who shaped history from the colonial era down to the present day, the author focuses on those who were influential among the Native Americans as well as among the immigrants, including those of French, Irish, Italian, and other backgrounds who helped shape business, education, health care, and even religion itself. Of particular relevance were the Sisters of Mercy who did so much to develop hospitals, orphanages, and schools in the Pine Tree State. Catholic women -- Maine -- Biography. Catholic women -- Maine. Maine -- Biography. Religion. Catholic women Maine Biography. Maine Biography. RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Lapomarda, Vincent A. Portraits of One Hundred Catholic Women of Maine Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press,c2011 9780773439146 http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=946887 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=463779 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL946887 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 51374 51374