| Description |
1 online resource (xxxvi, 226 pages) |
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Black women writers series.
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Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE: MOTHERS HENRIETTE DELILLE AND JULIETTE GAUDIN; PART TWO: MOTHER JOSEPHINE CHARLES; PART THREE: MOTHER MARIE MAGDALENE ALPAUGH; PART FOUR: MOTHER MARIE CECILIA CAPLA; PART FIVE: MOTHER MARY AUSTIN JO ES; Notes; Index; About the Editors |
| Summary |
Nineteenth-century New Orleans was a diverse city. The French-speaking Catholic Creoles, whether black, white, or racially mixed -- so different from the city's English-speaking residents -- inspired intense curiosity and speculation. But none of the city's inhabitants evoked as much wonder as did the Sisters of the Holy Family, whose mission was to evangelize slaves and free people of color and to care for the poor, sick, and elderly. These women, whose community still thrives, are portrayed in an account |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-218) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| In |
Black Women Writers |
| Subject |
Sisters of the Holy Family (New Orleans, La.) -- Biography
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Sisters of the Holy Family (New Orleans, La.) |
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African Americans -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Biography
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Nuns -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Religious.
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RELIGION -- Institutions & Organizations.
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African Americans.
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Nuns.
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Louisiana -- New Orleans.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gould, Virginia Meacham.
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Nolan, Charles E.
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| ISBN |
0253108594 |
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9780253108593 |
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0253336309 |
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9780253336309 |
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1282066064 |
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9781282066069 |
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