The forgotten contribution of the teaching sisters : a historiographical essay on the educational work of Catholic women religious [sic] in the 19th and 20th centuries / Bart Hellinckx, Frank Simon & Marc Depaepe
Evolution of scholarly interest in the educational work of women religious -- Overview and assessment of the literature
Summary
For far too long Catholic teaching sisters have been denied their rightful place in the history of education. It is only during the past twenty-five years that researchers in many countries have begun to reveal the fundamental role played by these women in the schooling of children of both the masses and the elite during the 19th and 20th centuries. This essay provides for the first time a detailed overview of the historiography of the teaching sisters in Western Europe, North America, Latin America and Australasia, surveying scholarship since 1985. It reviews the literature on six major themes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 57-125)
