The Sisters of Mercy, popular politics, and the growth of the Roman Catholic community in Hull, 1855-1930
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The Sisters of Mercy, popular politics, and the growth of the Roman Catholic community in Hull, 1855-1930
（Roman Catholic studies, v. 13）
E. Mellen Press, c2000
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-337) and index
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Description
This discussion, drawing on a wide range of archival material scattered across the British Isles, focuses on one of the earliest English manifestations of the educational enterprise of the Sisters of Mercy, in Hull. Maria McClelland's research demonstrates how, despite adverse circumstances, financial hardship and a spectacular and scandalous court case that hit the headlines in the late 1860s, the Sisters achieved their aims and met with eventual success. The story that unfolds presents, in microcosm, a picture of the challenges and opportunities facing Catholic religious women in Victorian and early-20th-century England.
Table of Contents
- The origins of the Sisters of Mercy in the field of education
- the Clifford connection
- Sr Scholastica's story
- the great convent case
- establishing roots in Hull
- establishing a Catholic school system in Hull
- a Catholic training college for women - a voyage in an unknown sea
- Endsleigh Training College - the Dawson legacy.
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