A Woman for the West Mother Katharine Drexel
A Woman for the West Mother Katharine Drexel
This chapter presents a biographic sketch of Mother Katharine Drexel, a woman from the cloister who shaped entire segments of Catholic education in the American South and the American West. It discusses her early life, early initiatives, her search for a religious congregation, and her founding of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored People.
Keywords: Mother Katharine Drexel, cloister, Catholic education, American South, American West, religious congregation, Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored People
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