Overview

The book recognizes the achievements by a nineteenth-century community of women religious, the Grey Nuns of Lewiston, Maine. The founding of their hospital was significant in its time as the first hospital in that factory city; and is significant today if one desires a more accurate and inclusive history of women and healthcare in America. The fact that this community lived in a hostile, Protestant-dominated, industrial environment while submerged in a French-Canadian Catholic world of ethnicity, tradition and paternalism makes their accomplishments more compelling.

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Author:   Susan Hudson
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.380kg
ISBN:  

9780415651257

ISBN 10:   0415651255
Pages:   206
Publication Date:   25 September 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter One An Autumn Arrival The First Lewiston Community Chapter Two Bridges and Borders: Maine, Quebec and Lewiston A Textile City Chapter Three Ethnic Struggles: Catholics in Conflict Les Candiens francaise Chapter Four Yankee Benevolence and Care A Cry of Want Chapter Five Madame d'Youville and Her Daughters Grey Nuns, Sister Nurses Chapter Six Portrait of a Grey Nun: Sister Mary of the Incarnation Chapter Seven First Foundations The Sisters of Charity, Incorporated Chapter Eight Beyond Nursing: Education Beyond Nursing: Child Care Chapter Nine Portrait of a Patient: Jeanne Carpentier and Her Family Chapter Ten The Nuns and the Yankees: A Comparison of Care Conclusion Appendices Bibliography

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Susan Hudson received her Ph.D from Catholic University of America, specializing in issues of gender and ethnicity in American history. She attended the University of Portland, the University of California Berkeley, and Bowdonin College. She has presented her research at numerous academic and humanities conferences and has published in Maine History.

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