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Portraits of One Hundred Catholic Women of Maine / Vincent A. Lapomarda ; with a forword by Alice L. Laffey.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2011Description: 1 online resource (202 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780773411500
  • 077341150X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Portraits of One Hundred Catholic Women of Maine.DDC classification:
  • 282.0925209741
LOC classification:
  • BX4667 .L37 2011eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Introduction by Bishop Richard J. Malone of the Diocese of Portland, Maine; Foreword by Alice L. Laffey; Acknowledgements; Author's Preface; Chapter 1: The Colonial Era; Chapter 2: The Nineteenth Century; Chapter 3: Sisters of Mercy; Chapter 4: The French Americans; Chapter 5: The Irish Americans; Chapter 6: The Italian Americans; Chapter 7: The Other Ethnic Groups; Chapter 8: The Contemporary Scene; Retrospect; Bibliographical Essay; Index.
Summary: In a narrative that covers these women who shaped history from the colonial era down to the present day, the author focuses on those who were influential among the Native Americans as well as among the immigrants, including those of French, Irish, Italian, and other backgrounds who helped shape business, education, health care, and even religion itself. Of particular relevance were the Sisters of Mercy who did so much to develop hospitals, orphanages, and schools in the Pine Tree State.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)463779

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Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Introduction by Bishop Richard J. Malone of the Diocese of Portland, Maine; Foreword by Alice L. Laffey; Acknowledgements; Author's Preface; Chapter 1: The Colonial Era; Chapter 2: The Nineteenth Century; Chapter 3: Sisters of Mercy; Chapter 4: The French Americans; Chapter 5: The Irish Americans; Chapter 6: The Italian Americans; Chapter 7: The Other Ethnic Groups; Chapter 8: The Contemporary Scene; Retrospect; Bibliographical Essay; Index.

In a narrative that covers these women who shaped history from the colonial era down to the present day, the author focuses on those who were influential among the Native Americans as well as among the immigrants, including those of French, Irish, Italian, and other backgrounds who helped shape business, education, health care, and even religion itself. Of particular relevance were the Sisters of Mercy who did so much to develop hospitals, orphanages, and schools in the Pine Tree State.

English.