Catholic Sisters and the State

American Catholic Historical Association 19
Friday, January 9, 2026: 3:30 PM-5:00 PM
Conference Room 4D (Hilton Chicago, Fourth Floor)
Chair:
Allison Isidore, University of Iowa
Papers:
“The Revolution Has Really Come”: The Sisters of Mercy in Sicuani, Peru, in the 1960s
Mary Beth Fraser Connolly, Purdue University Northwest
Sister-Signers in the Wilderness: How Two Nuns Defied Their Order on Abortion and Redefined the Role of Public Vows in Social Activism
Lauren Barbato, University of Delaware
Carceral Habits: The Role of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd in State Building and Girls’ Incarceration in the Western United States
Hennessey Star, University of New Mexico
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