In Her Own Right: Jane and Marianne Campbell

..., the sisters were actively involved in the suffragist movement in the late 1800s and early 1900s. In addition to the correspondence, we also digitized their monthly publication, Women’s Progress. Together the journal and the correspondence open a window into these important Catholic activists. The Campbell family were booksellers based

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A Brief History of the Growing Pains of the Church in Philadelphia

...1888). [4] Thomas Rzeznik, “Roman Catholic Parishes,” The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia, http://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/roman-catholic-parishes/; “A Brief History of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia,” Archdiocese of Philadelphia, http://archphila.org/about/. [5] The Catholic Standard and Times, (July 29, 1976); “The Catholic Church in Pennsylvania before 1800,” http://omeka.pahrc.net/admin/items/show/id/7133. [6] Christine Frie...

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Black Catholics in Philadelphia and The Journal

...ine Drexel, purchased the former Fourth Presbyterian Church located on the southwest corner of 12th and Lombard Streets, renaming it St. Peter Claver Church. The church was dedicated in 1892. St. Peter Claver Church, circa 1961 The Journal, most likely associated with the founding of the new parish, devoted its

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CORDUM

...in five geographical areas of the city (North, South, West, Germantown and Southwest). Forty parishes were observed in this study. The findings were published in the Spring of 1975 containing six chapters: Worship, Evangelization, Education, Structure and Personnel, Witness and Service, and Finance. Areas that were looked at include the

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