TY - JOUR
TI - Sisterhood Activity Among the Polish Community in Chicago (1874–1899)
AU - Borys, Marcin
TI - Sisterhood Activity Among the Polish Community in Chicago (1874–1899)
AB - 
	This article is an attempt to demonstrate the role that sisterhoods played in the formation and functionality of Polish clusters in Nineteenth Century Chicago. The year of 1874 was the moment that the School Sisters of Notre Dame started their work at St. Stanislaus Kostka parish. In later years, sisters from other sisterhoods (such as: the Felician Sisters, the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, and the Franciscan Sisters of Blessed Kunegunda) engaged in the ethnic lives of numerous Polish parishes emerging in “Windy City”. Their activity was noticeable in their religious, charitable-social, and especially their educational dealings. The nuns were leaders in work with the homeless, sick, and elderly Polish immigrants. They occupied their time by educating the youngest, focusing on basic knowledge as well as nurturing the Catholic spirit and attachment to ancestral traditions.
VL - 2018 (XLIV)
IS - Vol. 167, issue 1
PY - 2018
SN - 2081-4488
C1 - 2544-4972
SP - 219
EP - 239
DO - 10.4467/25444972SMPP.18.010.8919
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/smpp/article/dzialalnosc-zenskich-zgromadzen-zakonnych-wsrod-polonii-chicagowskiej-1874-1899
KW - sisterhoods
KW - Polish Community
KW - Polish ethnic parishes
KW - Chicago