Katie: Young Life of Mother Katharine Drexel

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Claire Jordan Mohan

Describes the young life of Katharine Drexel. She was a wealthy Philadelphia heiress, who suprised the world when she gave up her wealth to serve God and devote her life to supporting and caaring for Native and African Americans. The book reveals the events in her young life that led her to found the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament. Their mission was to serve these peoples at a time when their plight was largely ignored. 72 pages. Paperback.