Influenza Pandemic and the Sisters
...etween 13,000 and 16,000 flu related deaths. [2] SB-10, April 7, 1917- Feb. 12, 1920, CHRC On October 3, 1918, the Board of Health of the city of Philadelphia ordered the closing of all schools and suspended church services until further notice.[3] The ban would remain in effect for most
Medical Mission Sisters
...iance." Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia 101, no. 1/2 (1990): 22. [3] Lou Baldwin, “At Motherhouse in Fox Chase: Medical Mission Sisters Celebrate 70 years,” http://catholicphilly.com/2009/10/news/at-motherhouse-in-fox-chase-medical-mission-sisters-celebrate-70-years/. [4] Christine Schenk, “Becoming a Worldwide Church with Members Who Love One Another,” https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/simply-spirit/becoming-worl...
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The Other Drexel: Louise Drexel Morrell
...ater married Emma Mary Bouvier in April 1860 and Louise was born on October 2, 1863. The Drexels were one of the richest families in Philadelphia and the three sisters were raised in a style suitable to such wealth. They enjoyed private tutors and trips to Europe. However, their parents