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Through the Windows

A History of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas

Sister Mary Jeremy Daigler, R.S.M., paints a picture of the important work in higher education carried on by the Sisters of Mercy in the United States since 1843. She traces their story through the energy and vision of their founder, Catherine their in Ireland, through thier gradual spread across the United States.

275 pages | 6 x 9 | © 2001

Religion: Christianity


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Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface, by Dolores Liptak, R.S.M., Ph.D.
Chapter 1: The Invisibles
Profile 1: Janice Ryan, R.S.M., Ed.D.
Chapter 2: A Mosaic
Profile 2: Mary Stephanie Sloyan, R.S.M., Ph.D.
Chapter 3: The Work at Non-Mercy Campuses
Profile 3: Margaret A. Farley, R.S.M., Ph.D.
Chapter 4: The Education of the Sisters and Some Individual Accomplishments
Profile 4: Claire A. Markham, R.S.M., Ph.D.
Chapter 5: The Networks
Profile 5: Mary Josetta Butler, R.S.M., Ph.D.
Chapter 6: Merging, Closing, Relinquishing
Profile 6: M. Judith Schmelz, R.S.M., Ph.D.
Chapter 7: Noteworthy Projects and Programs
Profile 7: M. Therese Antone, R.S.M., Ed.D.
Chapter 8: Institutional Changes
Profile 8: Lucille M McKillop, R.S.M., Ph.D.
Chapter 9: Authority Issues
Profile 9: Elizabeth Carroll, R.S.M., Ph.D.
Chapter 10: Planning for the Future
Profile 10: Marylouise Fennell, R.S.M., Ed.D.
 
Epilogue
 
Profile 11:  Dorothy McLaughlin, R.S.M., Ed.D.
 
Appendices
Bibliography
Index

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