Interview with Sister Mary Rosella Lacovitch, C.S.J., November 8, 1979, Tape 1, Side 1
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pitt:20230202-ssjb-0025-t1s1
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Title
Interview with Sister Mary Rosella Lacovitch, C.S.J., November 8, 1979
Subject
United Mine Workers of America, Lacovitch, Mary Rosella, Catholics, Nuns--Religious life, Family life, Miners, Labor unions, Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden
Description
[t1s1]Sister Mary Rosella Lacovitch talks about taking part in Vietnam War protest;
social justice with migrant workers; her understanding of justice. She talks about her father:
relationship with her; work in the mines in Gallitzin; safety in the mines; work in Bethlehem
Steel in Johnstown; involvement in the union; his work for miners’ safety. She talks about her
mother’s work as a seamstress. She talks about the town of Gallitzin over time. She reflects on
her decision to become a Sister of St. Joseph and her first years as a sister. [t1s2]Sister
Rosella Lacovitch talks about children from coal-mining families; attending coal miner’s
Mass.
Contributor
Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden (depositor), Lacovitch, Mary Rosella (interviewee), Witt, Sally (interviewer)
Date
1979-10-07
Type
oral histories (literary genre)
Format
cassette tape, 48 minutes
Identifier
pitt:20230202-ssjb-0025
Language
eng
Relation
Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden Oral History Collection
Coverage
Gallitzin (Pa.)
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