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American Catholic Lay Groups and Transatlantic Social Reform in the Progressive Era

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by Deirdre M. Maloney

    • Author

      Deirdre M. Maloney

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      The University of North Carolina Press

    • Published

      March 2002

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    American Catholic Lay Groups and Transatlantic Social Reform in the Progressive Era

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    Tracing the development of social reform movements among American Catholics from 1880 to 1925, Deirdre Moloney reveals how Catholic gender ideologies, emerging middle-class values, and ethnic identities shaped the goals and activities of lay activists. Rather than simply appropriate American reform models, ethnic Catholics (particularly Irish and German Catholics) drew extensively on European traditions as they worked to establish settlement houses, promote temperance, and aid immigrants and the poor. Catholics also differed significantly from their Protestant counterparts in defining which reform efforts were appropriate for women. For example, while women played a major role in the Protestant temperance movement beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, Catholic temperance remained primarily a male movement in America. Gradually, however, women began to carve out a significant role in Catholic charitable and reform efforts. The first work to highlight the wide-ranging contributions of the Catholic laity to Progressive-era reform, the book shows how lay groups competed with Protestant reformers and at times even challenged members of the Catholic hierarchy.It also explores the tension that existed between the desire to demonstrate the compatibility of Catholicism with American values and the wish to preserve the distinctiveness of Catholic life.

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    • Author

      Deirdre M. Maloney

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      The University of North Carolina Press

    • Published

      March 2002

    • Weight

      414g

    • Page Count

      288

    • Dimensions

      169 x 226 x 18 mm

    • ISBN

      9780807849866

    • ISBN-10

      0807849863

    • Eden Code

      1159810

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    • Author/Creator: Deirdre M. Maloney

    • ISBN: 9780807849866

    • Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press

    • Release Date: March 2002

    • Weight: 414g

    • Dimensions: 169 x 226 x 18 mm

    • Eden Code: 1159810

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