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Mountain Sisters: From Convent To Community In Appalachia
Mountain Sisters From Convent To Community In Appalachia Author:Helen M. Lewis, Monica Appleby "Mountain Sisters tells a story that resonates on many levels: with women, with Catholics, and with all those who are dedicated to social justice and individual empowerment."Caroline Kennedy The Catholic order known as the Glenmary Sisters offered women the opportunity to act as domestic missionaries, to experience adventure, and to escap... more »e the homefront social pressures of postWorld War II America. Mountain Sisters: From Convent to Community in Appalachia chronicles the efforts of the Glenmary Sisters to overcome the stifling rules of the Catholic Church and work for social change within struggling mountain communities.« less