Called to Serve: A History of Nuns in America
"Called to Serveis written in a lively, engaging style that makes this  book equally assessable to both academicians and general readers alike. This text is ideal for use both in and out of the classroom, and it will enthrall anyone with an interest in the history of the American Catholic Church, women's history, American history, history of religion, and much more." -History in Review,"Rigorously researched and engagingly written,Called to Serveoffers a compelling portrait of Catholic women religious throughout American history."-CathNewsUSA,"McGuinness is a fine writer in both her ability to tell an important story in an engaging manner as well as to do so without sacrificing scholarship. Students of women's studies, american studies and American history, Catholic studies, Religious studies, and spirituality will find this a valuable resource."-Magistra,"For generations of American Catholics, the face of their church was, quite literally, a woman's face—the nursing sister in the hospital where they were born, the teaching sister in the school where they were educated, the caring sister who helped them through times of trouble.  McGuinness recovers the compelling story of these sisters and puts them back at the center of American Catholic history."-James M. O'Toole,Clough Professor of History, Boston College"Conveys the history of American women’s religious life in its astonishing breadth and diversity. McGuinness writes with the authority of a scholar and the ease of a storyteller. Her collective portrait of the women who have for so long represented the face of the American Catholic church will be useful not only to historians of women and of religion in the United States, but also to general readers who wish to learn about the often hidden and far-ranging contributions vowed women have made to church and nation."-Kathleen Sprows Cummings,University of Notre Dame