Saint Jane- such a sweetheart!
A few days ago, I was browsing a PDF of Guide for Catholic young women: especially for those who earn their own living by The Reverend George Deshon, which was first published in 1871. Yes, it’s just as ridiculous, condescending, and frustrating as you’d imagine. This little bit of “advice” to Good Catholic Girls made [...]
Why bother?
I’m currently doing some research for various writing projects, and, today, I’ve been reading a journal article called “Different Identity Accounts for Catholic Women” (it’s available only via institutional database subscription, so you’ll be able to see only the abstract at that link), written by Elaine Howard Ecklund and published in the Review of Religious [...]
