Influenza Pandemic and the Sisters
...he Sisters during the epidemic of influenza, October, 1918, (Philadelphia: American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia, 1919), 3-6. [8] Ibid., 7. [9] Ibid., 21. [10] Ibid., 24. [11] Ibid., 26 & 31. [12] Letter from Commissioner of Health of Pennsylvania to the Right Reverbed Dougherty on November 25, 1918. SB-10,
Irish Land War
...an estimated five million people). The Franco-Prussian war of 1870 and the American Civil War created an economic depression that spread to Ireland. This depression, combined with the collapse of the potato crop and a poultry cholera epidemic, led to a great deal of tenants falling behind or not being
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
...017 to complete shrine mosaics," Catholic News Service, http://www.catholicnews.com/services/englishnews/2015/bishops-back-national-collection-in-2017-to-complete-shrine-mosaics.cfm. [17] “Overview of Shrine History, Significance and Current Status," 1. Archives Archives Select Month July 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 January 2024 November 2023 October 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 September
The Other Drexel: Louise Drexel Morrell
...n-American men with secular and religious education. The plight of African-Americans was an area of intense concern for Louise. She was one of the early supporters of the Catholic Interracial Movement. St. Francis' Industrial School, ca. 1897 Although extremely wealthy and socially prominent, Louise Morrell preferred a life of simplicity