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Bibliography of American Catholic Sisters

These books concern the history of women's religious orders and congregations in the United States.

Surveys

J. Fialka, Sisters: Catholic Nuns and the Making of America

J. Kenneally, The History of American Catholic Women

K. Kennelly, ed., American Catholic Women: A Historical Exploration

M. McGuinness, Called to Serve: A History of Nuns in America

G. Stewart, Marvels of Charity: History of American Sisters and Nuns  

Histories of specific congregations

G. Ackermans, Called by God's Goodness: A History of the Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity in the Twentieth Century

M. Borromeo, The history of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods

E.T. Brett, The New Orleans Sisters of the Holy Family: African American Missionaries to the Garifuna of Belize

M.B. Brown, History of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Volume I: 1806-1856

M.G. Callahan, The history of the Sisters of Divine Providence, San Antonio, Texas

E. Clark, Masterless Mistresses: The New Orleans Ursulines and the Development of a New World Society, 1727-1834

J. Coogan, The price of our heritage: History of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary 

M.G. Costin, Priceless Spirit: A History of the Sisters of the Holy Cross, 1841-1893 

M. Daigler, RSM, Through the Windows : A History of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas 

A. Dieker, OSB, A Tree Rooted in Faith: A History of Queen of Angels Monastery [Oregon]

M.M. Down, A century of service, 1858-1958: A history of the Sisters of Saint Ann and their contribution to education in British Columbia, the Yukon and Alaska 

M. Eleanore, On the King's highway;: A history of the Sisters of the holy cross of St. Mary of the immaculate conception, Notre Dame, Indiana 

D.P. Gavin, In all things charity;: History of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine, Cleveland, Ohio, 1851-1954 

M.P. Gunning, To Texas with love: A history of the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament 

A. Harrington, Creating Community; Mary Frances Clarke and Her Companions [Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary]

A. Highbauch, Led by the spirit: A history of the Sisters of St. Benedict, Holy Spirit Monastery, Grand Terrace, CA 

E. Logan, History of the Sisters of Providence ;: Of Saint-Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana; volume II (1856-1894)

M. Ludwig, A chapter of Franciscan history;: The Sisters of the Third Order of Saint Francis of Perpetual Adoration, 1849-1949  

M.R. Madden, The path marked out (History of the Sisters of Providence of Saint-Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana)

M. McGuinness, Neighbors and Missionaries: A History of the Sisters of Our Lady of Christian Doctrine

M.I. Meany, By railway or rainbow;: A history of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood 

M.C. Morkovsky, Living in God's Providence: History of the Congregation of Divine Providence of San Antonio, Texas, 1943-2000: History of the Congregation of Divine Providence of San Antonio, Texas 1943-2000

W. Schoenberg, These valiant women: History of the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon, 1886-1986 

Servants IHM, Building Sisterhood: A Feminist History of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

M. Sheridan, And Some Fell on Good Ground: A History of the Sisters of Mercy of California and Arizona 

Sister P.B., Not with silver or gold: A history of the Sisters of the congregation of the Precious Blood, Salem Heights, Dayton, Ohio, 1834-1944 

M.P. Slattery, Promises To Keep: A History of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word Volume II: Historical Studies of Hospitals, Schools in Mexico, and Incarnate Word College  

E. Thomas, Footprints on the frontier: A history of the Sisters of Saint Joseph, Concordia, Kansas 

M.D. Walsh, The Sisters of Charity of New York, 1809-1959, Volume I (One): Foundation, Growth, General Administration

M.R. Werntz, Our Beloved Union: A History of the Sisters of Mercy of the Union 

Biographies

A. Bosco, Mother Benedict: Foundress of the Abbey of Regina Laudis

F.A. Cegiecka, The pierced heart: The life of Mother Mary Angela Truszkowska, foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Felix (Felician Sisters)

M.E. Doyle, Pioneer Spirit: Catherine Spalding, Sister of Charity of Nazareth

C. Smith, Thea's Song: The Life of Thea Bowman

Other topics

A. Butler, Across God's Frontiers: Catholic Sisters in the American West, 1850-1920

E. Clark, Voices from an Early American Convent: Marie Madeleine Hachard and the New Orleans Ursulines, 1727-1760

M.B. Deggs, No Cross, No Crown: Black Nuns in Nineteenth-Century New Orleans

M. Fitzgerald, Habits of Compassion: Irish Catholic Nuns And the Origins of New York's Welfare System, 1830-1920

B. Hellinckx, F. Simon, and M. Depaepe, The Forgotten Contribution of the Teaching Sisters: A Historiographical Essay on the Educational Work of Catholic Women Religious in the 19th and 20th Centuries

K. Holscher, Religious Lessons: Catholic Sisters and the Captured Schools Crisis in New Mexico

S. Hoy, Good Hearts: Catholic Sisters in Chicago's Past

P. Kane, Sister Thorn and Catholic Mysticism in Modern America

A. Koehlinger, The New Nuns: Racial Justice and Religious Reform in the 1960s

K. Kries, ed., Lakotas, Black Robes, and Holy Women: German Reports from the Indian Missions in South Dakota, 1886-1900

M.D. Maher, To Bind Up the Wounds: Catholic Sister Nurses in the U.S. Civil War

B. McCauley, Who Shall Take Care of Our Sick? : Roman Catholic Sisters and the Development of Catholic Hospitals in New York City

S. Nelson, Say Little, Do Much: Nursing, Nuns, and Hospitals in the Nineteenth Century

J. Richardson, A History of the Sisters of Charity Hospital, Buffalo, New York, 1848-1900 

C.G. Rogers, Habits of Change: An Oral History of American Nuns

S. Schrems, Uncommon Women Unmarked Trails: The Courageous Journey of Catholic Missionary Sisters in Frontier Montana

U. Stepsis and D. Liptak, eds., Pioneer Healers: The History of Women Religious in American Health Care

B.M. Wall, Unlikely Entrepreneurs: Catholic Sisters And The Hospital Marketplace, 1865-1925