Madison Rambles #6: The World of France and the Sisters of Notre Dame
Hello, everyone!
I am currently typing this around 10 PM on a Saturday. That may not sound that late to some people, but to me, it is. I'm usually drawing or going on my phone during this time.
But when you're reading this, it will be Founders Week at the University of Notre Dame de Namur! So I will talk about a special reading: a handout talking about the history of the Sisters of Notre Dame. They have an interesting history, with my favorite being Dorothy Stang's story. But this story goes all the way to the beginning, around the founding of the United States of America. Yes, they have a history that is over two centuries old.
This isn't in the textbook, so here's a link to the reading: https://whspring2020.blogspot.com/
The story starts around the mid 1700's, when women were expected to marry, stay in the house, and produce babies. Due to the childbirth mortality rate and the emptiness women feel when pursing this lifestyle, it was not the best time for women. However, two women refused to pursue this forced lifestyle to become teachers: Francoise and Julie.
Francoise was an aristocrat that lived a good life. She was born to a family that owned estates, and thus lived a life that some would dream of. Despite the stereotype of rich people not caring about poor people, Francoise was taught by her grandmother to help the people who were less privileged than her, leading to her future career as a religious teacher.
Julie, on the other hand, was born to a shopkeeper. She was not rich, and lived a life of hardship. Not only was her father's shop robbed to near-bankruptcy, but her father lived through an assassination attempt, leaving her with most likely multiple sclerosis from trauma. Doctors made it even worse with leeches, leaving her mostly paralyzed.
Did she have to deal with sexism and ableism at the same time? Well, not to the extent that it would impact her life as a teacher. She would continue teaching in her bed. And her continued efforts to teach, along with her meeting Francoise, led to the founding of an order of nuns, The Sisters of Notre Dame, on February 2nd, 1804.
Their legacy would continue with the foundation of many schools, including the University of Notre Dame.
What an interesting history of The Sisters of Notre Dame. They really did a lot of work throughout these 216 years.
Also, the reading wasn't thirty pages, so I'm glad that I didn't need to do a long reading alongside my Statistics homework this time. I love the textbook reading, but I have a lot of work right now.
Until next time!
By the way, it's a Scarlet Macaw because they live in the Amazon Rainforest. Dorothy Stang is known for helping the people and, by extension, the animals of the Amazon Rainforest.
I am currently typing this around 10 PM on a Saturday. That may not sound that late to some people, but to me, it is. I'm usually drawing or going on my phone during this time.
But when you're reading this, it will be Founders Week at the University of Notre Dame de Namur! So I will talk about a special reading: a handout talking about the history of the Sisters of Notre Dame. They have an interesting history, with my favorite being Dorothy Stang's story. But this story goes all the way to the beginning, around the founding of the United States of America. Yes, they have a history that is over two centuries old.
This isn't in the textbook, so here's a link to the reading: https://whspring2020.blogspot.com/
The story starts around the mid 1700's, when women were expected to marry, stay in the house, and produce babies. Due to the childbirth mortality rate and the emptiness women feel when pursing this lifestyle, it was not the best time for women. However, two women refused to pursue this forced lifestyle to become teachers: Francoise and Julie.
Francoise was an aristocrat that lived a good life. She was born to a family that owned estates, and thus lived a life that some would dream of. Despite the stereotype of rich people not caring about poor people, Francoise was taught by her grandmother to help the people who were less privileged than her, leading to her future career as a religious teacher.
Julie, on the other hand, was born to a shopkeeper. She was not rich, and lived a life of hardship. Not only was her father's shop robbed to near-bankruptcy, but her father lived through an assassination attempt, leaving her with most likely multiple sclerosis from trauma. Doctors made it even worse with leeches, leaving her mostly paralyzed.
Did she have to deal with sexism and ableism at the same time? Well, not to the extent that it would impact her life as a teacher. She would continue teaching in her bed. And her continued efforts to teach, along with her meeting Francoise, led to the founding of an order of nuns, The Sisters of Notre Dame, on February 2nd, 1804.
Their legacy would continue with the foundation of many schools, including the University of Notre Dame.
What an interesting history of The Sisters of Notre Dame. They really did a lot of work throughout these 216 years.
Also, the reading wasn't thirty pages, so I'm glad that I didn't need to do a long reading alongside my Statistics homework this time. I love the textbook reading, but I have a lot of work right now.
Until next time!
By the way, it's a Scarlet Macaw because they live in the Amazon Rainforest. Dorothy Stang is known for helping the people and, by extension, the animals of the Amazon Rainforest.
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