Religious sisters have long been iconic figures, sometimes foreboding (think: Catholic school), invariably benevolent and long shrouded in mystery to the outside world.
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Benedictine Sisters await completion of a hospital in Bemidji, Minn., in 1900. They made health care affordable to lumberjacks.
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A nun teaches nurses; health care has been a major part of Catholic nuns' service. "Women & Spirit: Catholic Sisters In America" reveals the history of American women who helped shape the nation's social and cultural landscape.
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Catholic nuns in the United States have filled many societal needs over the years, including fighting for what at the time may have been unpopular causes for many Americans.
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Catholic nuns in the United States have filled many societal needs over the years, including fighting for what at the time may have been unpopular causes for many Americans.
