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The Convent As Cultural Conduit: Irish Matronage In Early Modern Spain, Andrea Knox
The Convent As Cultural Conduit: Irish Matronage In Early Modern Spain, Andrea Knox
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Irish catholic women religious who migrated to Spain in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries established a strong tradition of schools, hospitals and charitable institutions. Education and learning were important to Irish communities, and were recognised within Spain. Irish nuns and their convents were not part of an enclosed tradition and outreach work was a central aim. Sponsorship links between women were part of a collective plan, and cultural matronage by and for women appears to have been very effective. Censorship by the Inquisition and tridentine orthodoxy was contested by women’s religious houses which resisted censorship of book collections and art …
Life Experiences Of Women With Cerebral Palsy Who Have Experienced Mistreatment, Catherine Coverston, Donna S. Freeborn, Barbara L. Mandleco, Mary Ann Curry, Kathleen A. Knafl
Life Experiences Of Women With Cerebral Palsy Who Have Experienced Mistreatment, Catherine Coverston, Donna S. Freeborn, Barbara L. Mandleco, Mary Ann Curry, Kathleen A. Knafl
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The purpose of this study was to describe the life experiences of women with cerebral palsy who have experienced mistreatment and also describe how these women understand the meaning of their disability and mistreatment experiences relative to gender, culture, social class, and power.