Catholic women's colleges in America
By: edited by Tracy Schier and Cynthia Russett
Contributors: Schier, Tracy; Russett, Cynthia Eagle
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 439
Subjects: Leadership Conference of Women Religious of the United States; Catholic universities and colleges -- United States -- History; Women's colleges -- United States -- History; Catholic women -- Education (Higher) -- United States -- History
Description: Provides a comprehensive history of more than 150 colleges in the United States which were founded by nuns, and how they met the challenges of broader educational change. The authors explore how and for whom the colleges were founded and the role of Catholic nuns in their founding and development. They examine the roots of the founders' spirituality and education; they discuss curricula, administration and student life. And they describe the changes prompted by both the Church and society beginning in the 1960s, when decreasing enrollments led some colleges to opt for coeducation, while others restructured their curricula, partnered with other Catholic colleges, developed specialized programs, or sought to broaden their base of funding.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Jill Ker Conway; title: Jill Ker Conway -- Monika K. Hellwig; title: Jill Ker Conway -- Monika K. Hellwig -- Kathleen A. Mahoney; title: Jill Ker Conway -- Monika K. Hellwig -- Kathleen A. Mahoney -- Thomas M. Landy; title: Jill Ker Conway -- Monika K. Hellwig -- Kathleen A. Mahoney -- Thomas M. Landy -- Karen Kennelly; title: Jill Ker Conway -- Monika K. Hellwig -- Kathleen A. Mahoney -- Thomas M. Landy -- Karen Kennelly -- David R. Contosta; title: Jill Ker Conway -- Monika K. Hellwig -- Kathleen A. Mahoney -- Thomas M. Landy -- Karen Kennelly -- David R. Contosta -- Mary J. Oates; title: Jill Ker Conway -- Monika K. Hellwig -- Kathleen A. Mahoney -- Thomas M. Landy -- Karen Kennelly -- David R. Contosta -- Mary J. Oates -- Jane C. Redmont; title: Jill Ker Conway -- Monika K. Hellwig -- Kathleen A. Mahoney -- Thomas M. Landy -- Karen Kennelly -- David R. Contosta -- Mary J. Oates -- Jane C. Redmont -- Dorothy M. Brown and Carol Hurd Green; title: Jill Ker Conway -- Monika K. Hellwig -- Kathleen A. Mahoney -- Thomas M. Landy -- Karen Kennelly -- David R. Contosta -- Mary J. Oates -- Jane C. Redmont -- Dorothy M. Brown and Carol Hurd Green -- Melanie M. Morey -- Conclusion,; title: Jill Ker Conway-- Monika K. Hellwig-- Kathleen A. Mahoney-- Thomas M. Landy-- Karen Kennelly-- David R. Contosta-- Mary J. Oates-- Jane C. Redmont-- Dorothy M. Brown and Carol Hurd Green-- Melanie M. Morey-- Conclusion,-- Jeanne Knoerle and Tracy Schier