Dorothy Kazel, OSU: Still a Symbol of Hope
Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
So the stories of hundreds of women religious will be told well into the future, the Women’s Religious Archives Collaborative has launched a multi-million dollar campaign to support the building of a heritage center. The center will be the nation’s first independent repository for Catholic Sisters’ archival collections. It will offer dynamic public programming, exhibitions, meeting space, and be an important place for research and remembrance.
In total, WRAC expects to meet the needs of more than 500 individual women religious who are members of over 40 congregations today, giving them agency over telling their stories for future generations—honoring the past while also inspiring future generations to think, dream, and serve in response to the needs of their time.
Download a WRAC Heritage Center case for support or Donate to help preserve and celebrate the contributions of women religious, which have been impactful.
The following congregations’ archives will be cared for in perpetuity by WRAC:
American history cannot be told without recounting the inspired and faithful service of women religious. Across centuries and decades, their efforts—abundant with creativity, compassion, and courage—have changed countless lives. From their missions to open orphanages in war torn countries, to establishing and staffing hospitals in developing urban centers, to founding schools as teachers and administrators, to marching for civil rights, WRAC ensures these Catholic sisters’ legacies.
Here are a few of their stories:
Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine
Ohio
Benedictine Sisters of Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania;
Sisters of the Incarnate Word & Blessed Sacrament, Parma Heights, Ohio;
Sisters of Loretto, Nerinx, Kentucky;
Sisters of the Precious Blood, Dayton, Ohio
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Women Religious Archives Collaborative
2475 E. 22nd Street
Cleveland, OH 44115
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216.287.5176
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