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Bibliography of American Catholic Sisters

These books concern the history of women's religious orders and congregations in the United States.

Surveys

J. Fialka, Sisters: Catholic Nuns and the Making of America

J. Kenneally, The History of American Catholic Women

K. Kennelly, ed., American Catholic Women: A Historical Exploration

G. Stewart, Marvels of Charity: History of American Sisters and Nuns  

Histories of specific congregations

G. Ackermans, Called by God's Goodness: A History of the Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity in the Twentieth Century

M. Borromeo, The history of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods

M.B. Brown, History of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Volume I: 1806-1856

M.G. Callahan, The history of the Sisters of Divine Providence, San Antonio, Texas

E. Clark, Masterless Mistresses: The New Orleans Ursulines and the Development of a New World Society, 1727-1834

J. Coogan, The price of our heritage: History of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary 

M.G. Costin, Priceless Spirit: A History of the Sisters of the Holy Cross, 1841-1893 

M. Daigler, RSM, Through the Windows : A History of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas 

M.M. Down, A century of service, 1858-1958: A history of the Sisters of Saint Ann and their contribution to education in British Columbia, the Yukon and Alaska 

M. Eleanore, On the King's highway;: A history of the Sisters of the holy cross of St. Mary of the immaculate conception, Notre Dame, Indiana 

D.P. Gavin, In all things charity;: History of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine, Cleveland, Ohio, 1851-1954 

M.P. Gunning, To Texas with love: A history of the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament 

A. Harrington, Creating Community; Mary Frances Clarke and Her Companions [Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary]

A. Highbauch, Led by the spirit: A history of the Sisters of St. Benedict, Holy Spirit Monastery, Grand Terrace, CA 

E. Logan, History of the Sisters of Providence ;: Of Saint-Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana; volume II (1856-1894)

M. Ludwig, A chapter of Franciscan history;: The Sisters of the Third Order of Saint Francis of Perpetual Adoration, 1849-1949  

M.R. Madden, The path marked out (History of the Sisters of Providence of Saint-Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana)

M.I. Meany, By railway or rainbow;: A history of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood 

W. Schoenberg, These valiant women: History of the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon, 1886-1986 

Servants IHM, Building Sisterhood: A Feminist History of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

M. Sheridan, And Some Fell on Good Ground: A History of the Sisters of Mercy of California and Arizona 

Sister P.B., Not with silver or gold: A history of the Sisters of the congregation of the Precious Blood, Salem Heights, Dayton, Ohio, 1834-1944 

M.P. Slattery, Promises To Keep: A History of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word Volume II: Historical Studies of Hospitals, Schools in Mexico, and Incarnate Word College  

E. Thomas, Footprints on the frontier: A history of the Sisters of Saint Joseph, Concordia, Kansas 

M.R. Werntz, Our Beloved Union: A History of the Sisters of Mercy of the Union 

Other topics

F.A. Cegiecka, The pierced heart: The life of Mother Mary Angela Truszkowska, foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Felix (Felician Sisters)

E. Clark, Voices from an Early American Convent: Marie Madeleine Hachard and the New Orleans Ursulines, 1727-1760

M.E. Doyle, Pioneer Spirit: Catherine Spalding, Sister of Charity of Nazareth

M. Fitzgerald, Habits of Compassion: Irish Catholic Nuns And the Origins of New York's Welfare System, 1830-1920

S. Hoy, Good Hearts: Catholic Sisters in Chicago's Past

A. Koehlinger, The New Nuns: Racial Justice and Religious Reform in the 1960s

M.D. Maher, To Bind Up the Wounds: Catholic Sister Nurses in the U.S. Civil War

B. McCauley, Who Shall Take Care of Our Sick? : Roman Catholic Sisters and the Development of Catholic Hospitals in New York City

S. Nelson, Say Little, Do Much: Nursing, Nuns, and Hospitals in the Nineteenth Century

J. Richardson, A History of the Sisters of Charity Hospital, Buffalo, New York, 1848-1900 

S. Schrems, Uncommon Women Unmarked Trails: The Courageous Journey of Catholic Missionary Sisters in Frontier Montana

B.M. Wall, Unlikely Entrepreneurs: Catholic Sisters And The Hospital Marketplace, 1865-1925