COURTESY OF THE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE OF WOMEN RELIGIOUS
COURTESY OF THE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE OF WOMEN RELIGIOUS
as nongovernmental organizations
(nGos) at the United nations,
focusing on global issues such as
climate change, human trafficking,
and poverty.
in 2009, the U.s. House of Rep-
resentatives honored the historical
contributions of Catholic sisters in
the United states. =
Thanks to the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, Immersive
Marketing, and Seruto & Co. for their
help compiling this article. Learn more
about the the sisters’ exhibit and the
contributions of women religious at
WomenAndSpirit.org.
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IMMACULATE HEART
of Mary Sister Corita
Kent, influential pop
artist of the 1960s
and 70s, in front of
her work in the art
room of Immaculate
Heart College in Los
Angeles.
COURTESY OF THE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE OF WOMEN RELIGIOUS
CATHOLIC SISTERS (above) participating in the 1965 Selma,
Alabama civil rights march.
SISTER BARBARA Battista of the Sisters of Providence of Saint
Mary-of-the-Woods (at left). Many sisters have lent their support to
justice issues such as global peace and nonviolence.
