The Sisters of Our Lady of the Snows: An Indigenous, Alaskan Sisterhood

In 1932 the Jesuit missionaries in Alaska sponsored the creation of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Snows, a sisterhood of Native women religious. By most accounts the women were good and effective sisters: they taught the catechism and English to fellow Alaskan Natives, clergy with whom they labored...

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Main Author: Clark, Emily Suzanne 1984- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: American Catholic Historical Society [2020]
In: American catholic studies
Year: 2020, Volume: 131, Issue: 3, Pages: 57-91
IxTheo Classification:KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBQ North America
KCA Monasticism; religious orders
KDB Roman Catholic Church
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