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"Mountain Sisters: From Convent to Community in Appalachia chronicles the efforts of the Glenmary Sisters to overcome the stifling rules of the Catholic Church and work for social change with struggling mountain communities. The sisters adopted new freedoms encouraged by the Sec…
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 fasci…