Highly respectable and accomplished ladies
Subtitle: Catholic women religious in America, 1790-1850
By: Barbara Misner
Edition: First edition.
Series: Routledge library editions. 19th century religion -- volume 14; Routledge library editions -- v. 14.
Publisher: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2018
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9781315101170
Subjects: Monasticism and religious orders for women; History; Nuns; Church history; Monachisme et ordres religieux féminins; Histoire; Histoire religieuse; RELIGION; Christianity; Catholic; Institutions & Organizations; Catholic Church
Notes: Originally published in 1988 by Garland Publishing, Inc.

"Originally published in 1988. This study examines women religious in the American community in the first half of the nineteenth century. The primary aim of this research was to determine who the women were who entered eight religious communities, and whether there was any clear relationship between who they were and their choice of community. This title will be of interest to students of history and religious studies."--Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Chapter INTRODUCTION; title: chapter I NEW INSTITUTIONS FOR A NEW NATION; title: chapter II THESE NEW SISTERHOODS; title: CATHOLIC AND AMERICAN; title: chapter III WHO WERE THESE INTERESTING INDIVIDUALS?; title: chapter IV EDUCATION: 1799; title: 1850; title: chapter V.