JOURNAL ARTICLE

National Ambitions, Local Realities: Catholic Laywomen and the East St. Louis National Catholic Community House.

  • Published In: Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, 2024, v. 117, n. 2. P. 45 1 of 3

  • Database: America: History and Life with Full Text 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Petit, Jeanne 3 of 3

Abstract

The article discusses the establishment of the East St. Louis National Catholic Community House in 1919 as part of the National Catholic War Council's efforts to involve Catholic women in Americanization programs. The house aimed to address the issues of immigration and racial tensions in East St. Louis, Illinois. However, the Catholic laywomen who staffed the house focused primarily on assisting Polish, Lithuanian, and Bohemian immigrants, rather than addressing the city's racial and economic problems. The article explores the contradictions and challenges faced by the NCWC secretaries in their efforts to establish a place for Catholics in a national endeavor while reinforcing existing class, ethnic, and racial divides. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society. 2024/06, Vol. 117, Issue 2, p45
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:1522-1067
  • DOI:10.5406/23283335.117.2.04
  • Accession Number:178064058
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