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Interview with Sister St. John Begly, C.S.J., September 16, 1982; February 1, 1983

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Title
Interview with Sister St. John Begly, C.S.J., September 16, 1982; February 1, 1983
Subject
Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden, Begly, St. John, Sister, Catholics, Depressions--1929, Family life, Teaching, Nuns--Religious life
Description
[t1s1]Sister St. John Begly talks about her father’s work at American Bridge Company; her mother’s work at home and church; the Depression years; taking train to Sewickley for school; ethnic groups and churches in Ambridge; her sister becoming a teacher. [t1s2] Sister St. John Begly talks about becoming a Sister of St. Joseph; teaching secondary education in Catholic schools; employment of the people in school neighborhoods; merger of St. Canice and St. George high schools; changes in prayer life and community life over the years. [t2s1]Sister St. John Begly reflects on the future of the congregation; changes over time; teaching Catholic high school. She talks about summer courses taught by Duquesne University professors at the motherhouse; taking Saturday classes at the university; obtaining college degrees.
Contributor
Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden (depositor), Begly, St. John, Sister (interviewee), Witt, Sally (interviewer), Heaps, Consuelo (interviewer)
Date
1982-09-16/1983-02-01
Type
oral histories (literary genre)
Format
cassette tape, 119 minutes
Identifier
pitt:20230202-ssjb-0003
Language
eng
Relation
Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden Oral History Collection
Coverage
Baden (Pa.)
Rights
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