Convent Departures Signal Vatican II Change in Church
The piece traces a wave of nun departures from the 1950s onward, citing cases like Monica Baldwin and Sister Jacqueline Grennan, with about 315 of 340 members leaving in a split to form a secular mission led by Sister Anita Caspary. It notes that between 1966 and 1967 an estimated 2,000 nuns left their vows.
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Jacqueline Grennan
Webster College
St. Louis
Paul Wezler
Hunter College
New York
Midge Turk
Anita Caspary
Polly Dear Polly and the Nuns in Transition
A collage of letters and notes offers homemaking tips from readers on odors, garment care, odors in chests, and clever hacks. A survey of Roman Catholic orders notes 5,425 nuns left the convent last year with Vatican II reforms cited as a turning point, while many remain active in education and nursing.
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United States
Teen Complains Of Snoopy Parents By Abigail Van Buren
Dear Abby offers guidance on teen privacy rights and parental mail access under federal law. The column discusses how minors may be open to parental mail reading and notes differences between having a right to privacy and practicing it, with examples about sex education conversations and wedding RSVP etiquette.
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Snoopy
Abigail van Buren
Abby
Steve
Beagle
Lucky
N.Y
Women Have Fewer Heart Attacks Says Doctor
Dr Grace M Fischer of the University of Pennsylvania told an American Heart Association council conference in Anaheim California that women have fewer heart attacks than men. She cited more elastic arteries and estrogen as factors helping keep arteries from stiffening and mention of female hormones.
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Anaheim
Calif
Grace M. Fischer
University of Pennsylvania
American Heart Assn
Council On
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