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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Day of Great Joy: Sisters of St. Joseph in Philadelphia

...nniversary of the foundation of our Congregation at Le Puy, France, October 15, 1650. [4] P019.154: Constitutions of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Philadelphia, 1939 [5] IC117: Glimpses of the Past: A Jubilee Sketch of Mt. St. Joseph, Chestnut Hill, 1858-1908 [6] P008.067 Elizabeth de Sales

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Dougherty’s Movie Boycott

...icially ended the boycott, so it technically continued up until his death. New York State Exhibitor, vol.6 no. 22 07/25/1934 While the boycott failed to have the staying power that Dougherty hoped for, it did have a large impact on the movie industry. In June of 1934, the Motion Picture

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Catholic Interracial Council

.../11/1956 Anna McGarry, an Irish Catholic, was born in Philadelphia on March 17, 1894. In 1920s, she began to dedicate her life to fighting against discrimination against African Americans, after witnessing unfair housing practices in her North Philadelphia neighborhood.[6] Following the creation of the CIIC, McGarry cofounded the West Philadelphia

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