Mount Saint Joseph Academy

by Charlene Keller Fullmer, Erin McClafferty, Jennifer Dorazio, et al.

Book Overview

On October 4, 1858, the Sisters of Saint Joseph founded Mount Saint Joseph Academy for Young Ladies on the grounds of what is now Chestnut Hill College. The Mount, as it is fondly known by generations of graduates, is the oldest continuously operating Catholic girls' school in the Philadelphia area. Rooted in the sisters' maxim "on the education of women largely depends the future of society," the school continues to grow while maintaining its core...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738562548
• ISBN13: 9780738562544
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.3"