{"product_id":"catherine-spalding-scn-a-life-in-letters-hardcover","title":"Catherine Spalding, Scn: A Life in Letters - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Ellen Doyle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the age of nineteen, Catherine Spalding (1793-1858) ventured into what would become a lifetime of leadership with the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth (SCN)--one of the most significant American religious communities for women. As a cofounder and first superior of the order, she dedicated her life to developing and improving health care, services for orphans, and education on the early frontier. Her contributions had a lasting impact on Catholicism, the state of Kentucky, and the many people whose lives she touched.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Ellen Doyle supplements her definitive biography of the influential educator and humanitarian, \u003ci\u003ePioneer Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e, with this meticulously edited and annotated volume. The collected correspondence illustrates Spalding's exemplary character and the scope of her day-to-day life as an administrator. Together, the letters reveal a new picture of Spalding's personality and drive, her insights, her trials, and her world as mother superior. The collection also gives readers a valuable glimpse of antebellum life in Kentucky and the wider south.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoyle presents the correspondence chronologically, following Spalding through key stages in her career from the founding of the SCN to her final years, as she turned to quieter cares. She provides essential historical context and information about Spalding's various correspondents, and she also analyzes the significance of letters missing from the collection. \u003ci\u003eCatherine Spalding, SCN\u003c\/i\u003e brings the SCN founder's words to a broader audience and offers readers new perspectives on both the world in which she lived and frontier faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eMary Ellen Doyle, SCN, \u003c\/b\u003e is formerly a professor at several colleges, primarily Spalding University. She is the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003ePioneer Spirit: Catherine Spalding, Sister of Charity of Nazareth\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 09, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45942717153465,"sku":"9780813168845","price":116.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/catherine-spalding-scn-a-life-in-letters-hardcover","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}