Description |
xi, 115 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
Summary |
Presents biographies of women from a variety of backgrounds and circumstances who heard a call from God and answered, some by actions that brought international attention and some in the quiet of a cloister. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents |
Jane Addams -- Josephine Bakhita -- Thea Bowman -- Mother Frances Cabrini -- Agneta Chang -- Frances Crowe -- Dorothy Day -- Catherine de Hueck Doherty -- Mother Katharine Drexel -- Maria Faustina -- Maria Goretti -- José Hobday -- Juana Inés de la Cruz -- Chiara Lubich -- Mother Mary Mackillop -- Raïssa Maritain -- Zelie Martin -- Mary of the Incarnation -- Flannery O'Connor -- Maura O'Halloran -- Rosa Parks -- Helen Prejean -- Mollie Rogers -- Elaine Roulet -- Elizabeth Ann Seton -- Mother Maria Skobtsova -- Edith Stein -- Kateri Tekakwitha -- Mother Teresa -- Teresa of Avila -- Therese of Lisieux -- Sojourner Truth -- Simone Weil -- Lois Wilson. |
Subject |
Catholic women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Catholics -- Biography.
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Women -- Biography.
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Added Author |
Craig, Charles, 1974- illustrator.
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ISBN |
080914123X alkaline paper |
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