Benedict Club: A Home Away From Home
...rst year about 200 men visited the club each day and by 1943 that was up to 800.[11] The women volunteers, called the Morale Corps, would organize various themes for the dances as well as staff the offices and service desks and serve food and refreshments. The military men described
Irish Land War
...testaments, and booklets on a variety of topics. I recently came across a number of documents related to the “Irish Question.” The Irish Question, concerning Irish nationalism and independence, spanned the time period from around the mid 19th to the mid 20th century. Religion and politics were both prominent topics
Jane and Marianne Campbell: Catholic Feminists
...aybe it is already decided but I have no means of knowing for perhaps some days. (Five days later, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the amendment.) Jane Campbell to her nephew John J. Campbell, August 13, 1920, p.1 Jane Campbell to her nephew John J. Campbell, p.2 Other
Ann Mattingly’s Miracle Cure
...d in 1818 Mattingly “was seized with a violent puking” which continued for days. After this, she was unable to leave her bed for months, though she was visited consistently by doctors. The pamphlet gives explicit details of the pain and agony she endured while she was bedbound. One such