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Provides biographical, critical, and bibliographical information on more than 60 Catholic women writers from the Middle Ages to the present.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction Margaret Mary Alacoque by Wendy M. Wright Julia Alvarez by Teresa Derrickson Angela of Foligno by Molly Morrison Katherine Burton by Rebecca L. Kroeger Elizabeth Cary by Irene Morra Madre Castillo by John F. Crossen Willa Cather by Sherrill Harbison Catherine of Genoa by Molly Morrison Catherine of Siena by Molly Morrison Theresa Hak Kyung Cha by Kristina Chew Sandra Cisneros by Eileen Quinlan, S.N.D. Clare of Assisi by Molly Morrison Judith Oritz Cofer by Lisa Treviño Roy-Davis Elizabeth Cullinan by Ellen C. Frye Dorothy Day by Nancy L. Roberts Annie Dillard by Eileen Quinlan, S.N.D. Louise Erdich by Stacey Donohue Rosario Ferré by Jeana DelRosso Lady Georgiana Fullerton by Maria LaMonaca Rumer Godden by Mary R. Reichardt Caroline Gordon by Nancylee Novell Jonza Mary Gordon by Stacey Donohue Louise Imogen Guiney by Anne M. Enenbach Madame Guyon by Wendy M. Wright Enrica Handel-Mazzetti by Jeffrey T. Zalar Emily Henrietta Hickey by Natalie Joy Woodall Hildegard of Bingin by Debra L. Stoudt Hrotsvit of Gandersheim by Deanna Delmar Evans Marie de l'Incarnation by Robert Milliken Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz by John F. Crossen Julian of Norwich by John Jae-Nam Han Sheila Kaye-Smith by Ellen C. Frye Margery Kempe by John Jae-Nam Han Rose Hawthorne Lathrop by Rebecca L. Kroeger Mary Lavin by Ann V. Norton Denise Levertov by Joan F. Hallisey Clare Boothe Luce by Victoria Carlson Mary McCarthy by Stacey Donohue Rigoberta Menchú by Jeana DelRosso Alice Meynell by Raymond N. Mackenzie Pilar Millán Astray by Salvador A. Oropesa Kathleen Norris by Elizabeth Bachrach Tan Edna O'Brien by Kathleen Jacquette Flannery O'Conner by Sam McBride Eunice Odio by David Laraway Sister Carol Anne O'Marie by Victoria Carlson Emilia Pardo Bazán by Mary E. Giles Christine de Pizan by Virginia Brackett Katherine Anne Porter by Russell Elliott Murphy Adelaide Anne Procter by Natalie Joy Woodall Antonia Pulci by RoseAnna Mueller Christina Rossetti by Kathleen Vejvoda Mary Anne Sadlier by Stacey Donohue Dorothy Leigh Sayers by Irene Morra Valerie Sayers by John Zubizarreta Sophie Rostopchine, Countess de Ségur by Ruth Carver Capasso Muriel Spark by Irene Morra Edith Stein by Paul Majkut Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots by Sarah M. Dunnigan Teresa of Avila by Mary E. Giles Thérèse of Lisieux by Mary Theresa Hall Sigrid Undset by Olivia Schaff Simone Weil by Thomas Werge Antonia White by Sarah Myers General Bibliography Index

About the Author

MARY R. REICHARDT is Professor of English and Catholic Studies at the University of St. Thomas, in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she directs the Master's Program in Catholic Studies./e She has published numerous articles and four previous books on women authors.

Reviews

.,."excellent, one-of-a-kind reference work."-Feminist Collection

?[T]his work listing 64 women writers of the second millennium is welcome. The volume is well indexed and comes with a selected general bibliography. The editor provides a useful introduction on Catholic thought and the role of women in the church. This work is unique in its exploration of women writers and the Catholic tradition and fills a niche in reference collections, especially where Catholicism is of high interest.?-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin

?In addition to its obvious significance for Catholic academic institutions, it should also be of use to anyone seeking concise, well-written information on both major and minor women writers in the Catholic tradition.?-American Reference Books Annual

?Reichardt's small but rich reference work fills a niche in Catholic literature. All collections.?-Choice

?...excellent, one-of-a-kind reference work.?- Feminist Collection

?...excellent, one-of-a-kind reference work.?-Feminist Collection

?...excellent, one-of-a-kind reference work.??Feminist Collection

"ÝT¨his work listing 64 women writers of the second millennium is welcome. The volume is well indexed and comes with a selected general bibliography. The editor provides a useful introduction on Catholic thought and the role of women in the church. This work is unique in its exploration of women writers and the Catholic tradition and fills a niche in reference collections, especially where Catholicism is of high interest."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin

..."excellent, one-of-a-kind reference work."-Feminist Collection

"In addition to its obvious significance for Catholic academic institutions, it should also be of use to anyone seeking concise, well-written information on both major and minor women writers in the Catholic tradition."-American Reference Books Annual

"Reichardt's small but rich reference work fills a niche in Catholic literature. All collections."-Choice

"[T]his work listing 64 women writers of the second millennium is welcome. The volume is well indexed and comes with a selected general bibliography. The editor provides a useful introduction on Catholic thought and the role of women in the church. This work is unique in its exploration of women writers and the Catholic tradition and fills a niche in reference collections, especially where Catholicism is of high interest."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin