Mountain Sisters: From Convent to Community in Appalachia

" Monica Appleby and Helen Lewis reveal the largely untold story of women who stood up to the Church and joined Appalachians in their struggle for social justice. Their poignant story of how faith, compassion, and persistence overcame obstacles to progress in Appalachia is a fascinating example of how a collaborative and creative learning community fosters strong voices. Mountain Sisters is a prophetic first-person account of the history of American Catholicism, the war on poverty, and the influ

Author: Helen M. Lewis, Monica Apple
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 07/01/2004
Pages: 299
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.18lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.22w x 0.82d
ISBN: 9780813190907

About the Author

Retired sociologist Helen Lewis, one of the founding members of the Appalachian Studies Association, helped establish the Clinch River Educational Co-operative and the University without Walls.

Monica Appleby, who joined the Glenmary Sisters in 1955, was the first president of FOCIS and is currently the director of the New Enterprises Fund.

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