Alliance of Catholic Women

...lliance of Catholic Women, 1940), 32. [11] Alliance of Catholic Women Year Book, 1942 (Philadelphia: Alliance of Catholic Women, 1942), 25, 49, 51. [12] The Alliance Year Book, 1933, (Philadelphia: Alliance of Catholic Women, 1933), 17. [13] Official Catholic Directory of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, (Philadelphia: Catholic Standard and Times,

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Dougherty’s Movie Boycott

...also received a wide range of letters from regular people from around the country. The response was largely supportive, with both Catholics and Protestants praising him for standing up to the immorality of Hollywood. However, some believed that a full boycott went too far, with petitions questioning the move from

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Daughters of Charity Nursed Wounded Civil War Soldiers at West Philadelphia hospital

...he cramped and crowded conditions of urban Philadelphia. The 'pure country air' afforded the soldiers an opportunity to rest and recover from their wounds. The hospital, initially called West Philadelphia Hospital, was renamed Satterlee Military Hospital in honor of Richard Smith Satterlee, a distinguished army surgeon. The surgeon in charge

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Beloved Cardinal Archbishop: John Francis O’Hara

...Catholics Install Archbishop O’Hara In Solemn Ceremony at Cathedral,” Scrapbook 2016.026 [5] “Official Press Book Elevation and Investiture His Eminence John Cardinal O’Hara, C.S.C,” (Philadelphia: Catholic Standard and Times: 1958) [6] “Church Bells Greet New Archbishop,” Scrapbook 2016.026 [7] “Letter to Vincent Carroll, from Bishop J. Carroll McCormick,” 12/28/1951, MC79

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