Loyola University Chicago Loyola eCommons Dissertations Theses and Dissertations 2012 Redefining Sisterhood: The New Nuns, Laywomen and Catholic Feminist Activism, 1953-1992 Alexandra Elizabeth Michaelides Loyola University Chicago Follow this and additional works at: https://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_diss Part of the Women's Studies Commons Recommended Citation Michaelides, Alexandra Elizabeth, "Redefining Sisterhood: The New Nuns, Laywomen and Catholic Feminist Activism, 1953-1992" (2012). Dissertations. 311. https://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_diss/311 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses and Dissertations at Loyola eCommons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Loyola eCommons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License. Copyright © 2012 Alexandra Elizabeth Michaelides LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO REDEFINING SISTERHOOD: THE NEW NUNS, LAYWOMEN AND CATHOLIC FEMINIST ACTIVISM, 1953-1992 A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL IN CANDIDACY FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY PROGRAM IN HISTORY BY ALEXANDRA MICHAELIDES CHICAGO, ILLINOIS MAY 2012 Copyright by Alexandra Michaelides, 2012 All rights reserved. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This project proved to be a great joy and an exciting hurdle that could not have been accomplished without the help and guidance of so many individuals. I cannot thank Dr. Susan Hirsch enough for her insight, edits, and encouragement. Her help as an advisor and professor has been invaluable. I also must thank her for recommending me for the graduate assistantship at the Women & Leadership Archives at Loyola, which led me to this dissertation topic.