Recovering Their Stories: Us Catholic Women in the Twentieth Century

Celebrating the diverse contributions of Catholic lay women in 20th century America

Recovering Their Stories focuses on the many contributions made by Catholic lay women in the 20th century in their faith communities across different regions of the United States. Each essay explores the lives and contributions of Catholic lay women across diverse racial, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds, addressing themes related to these women’s creative agency in their spirituality and devotional practices, their commitment to racial and economic justice, and their leadership and authority in sacred and public spaces

Taken together, this volume brings together scholars working in what otherwise may be discreet areas of academic study to look for patterns, areas of convergence and areas of divergence, in order to present in one place the depth and breadth of Catholic lay women’s experience and contribu-tions to church, culture, and society in the United States. Telling these stories together provides a valuable resource for scholars in a number of disciplines, including American Catholic Studies, American Studies, Women and Gender Studies, Feminist Studies, and US History. Additionally, scholars in the areas of Latinx studies, Black Studies, Liturgical Studies, and application of Catholic social teaching will find the book to be a valuable resource with respect to articles on specific topics.

Nicholas K. Rademacher (Edited By)
Nicholas Rademacher is Professor of Religious Studies at Cabrini University. He is co-editor of American Catholic Studies and founding co-editor of Praxis: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Faith and Justice. His book Paul Hanly Furfey: Priest, Scientist, Social Reformer (Fordham University Press, 2017) will provide readers with a more comprehensive treatment of many of the themes that he addresses in his essay in the present volume.

Sandra Yocum (Edited By)
Sandra Yocum is University Professor of Faith and Culture at the University of Dayton. Her publications have addressed a wide range of topics in nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first century U.S. Catholicism including papal authority, clergy sexual abuse, intellectual life, theological education, historiography, and spirituality.