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Life of Catherine McAuley : foundress and first superior of the Institute of religious Sisters of mercy / by Carroll, Austin, 1835-1909

Catholic women of Congo-Brazzaville : mothers and sisters in troubled times by Martin, Phyllis

Table of Contents: “…Mothers at risk -- The first generation -- Means of transition -- Religious sisters and mothers -- Toward a church of women -- Women together -- Epilogue : mothers and sisters in war and peace.…”
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Nursing before Nightingale, 1815-1899 by Helmstadter, Carol

Table of Contents: “…The new medicine and its dependence on good nursing -- Hospital nursing in the first part of the century -- The ward system: a doctor-driven reform -- Early efforts at training -- Nursing at the crossroads, part I: ladies and religious sisters in the Crimean war -- Nursing at the crossroads, part 2: working-class nurses in the Crimean War -- St John's House and its mission -- The St John's House central nursing system -- The demise of sisterhood nursing and the central system.…”
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Nola : a Memoir of Faith, Art, and Madness by Hemley, Robin

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Circle thinking : African women theologians in dialogue with the West / African women theologians in dialogue with the West by Pemberton, Carrie

Table of Contents: “…-- African Theology and Gender Concerns -- Abusua and Inter-Faith Relations -- Christ the Compassionate One -- Mothering Africa -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4 SISTERS AND MOTHERS: CATHOLIC SISTERS IN THE CIRCLE -- Introduction -- Religious Sisters and Theoretical Perspectives on Women and Motherhood -- Sister Bernadette Mbuy-Beya and the Cry of Life -- Sister Teresa Okure -- Sister Rosemary Edet -- Sister Anne Nasimiyu-Wasike -- Sisters and Priests -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: CIRCLE WOMEN RESPOND -- Introduction -- Breaking Alliances -- Domestic Violence: The Silence is Broken -- Freedom and Violence -- Speaking from Outside -- The Regulation of Sex -- Polygyny, Marriage and Male Control -- The Quest for Immortality -- Circumcision: Reproducing Women -- Breasts and Perspiration -- Concluding Reflections -- Chapter 6 MULTIPLE IDENTITIES IN-DEPENDENCY: THE CHALLENGE AND CONTEXT OF THE CIRCLE OF CONCERNED AFRICAN WOMEN THEOLOGIANS -- Introduction -- Truth from Below -- The 'Voiced' Elite and the Mute Majority -- Pluralism, Christ and Culture -- The Imperative of Christ -- The Dignity of Women -- Denominational Differences in the Multiple Identities of the Circle Project -- Maternal Thinking -- The Church Universal and Local -- Generalisable Interests: The Well-being of the African Woman and the Well-being of the World -- Bibliographies -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.…”
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