Good Hearts: Catholic Sisters in Chicago's Past

by Suellen Hoy

Book Overview

Suellen Hoy's Good Hearts describes and analyzes the activities andcontributions of Catholic nuns in Chicago. Beginning with the arrival ofwomen-religious in 1846 and ending with the sisters' social activism inthe 1960s, Good Hearts traces the development and evolution of thesisters' work and ministry that included education, health care, andsocial services. Contrary to conventional portrayals of religious asreclusive and conservative, the nuns in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252073010
• ISBN13: 9780252073014
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Grade 11 to Postsecondary