Agency, Voice, and the Evolution (AVE) of Women at Saint Mary’s, 1920-2023: Spring 2023Main MenuIntroductionHistoriesAgencyVoiceArchival ArtifactsReflections on SMC EvolutionsSarah Noonan6616b08296cc76f25739fd6dc35367e3165a69b8Katie Clem277dccd2c72fe75559fa3cb6812d91c31d46cbf5Mary Elsingerc2fbf519a404f57de142b733bfd5848db8bc00b8Chancelor Gordon36fa579b81a8e331e31194c0836dd2041fe6491aBridget Marie Justend47f066fb9b4a60eca3891c723dafa495b2bff04Grace Leberf9adb4e66bd91b073ec447dd91b0c57cfa1b1d2fChloe Nosal06dfec1bb7eec59a49971c5d4227a000f9fff209Kaylen Nyhuisddaa703792cbecefb65fa2167c199bb324fffb91Paige Parker1a33153d2a3c63c56a571c9fa52e70dcfc4e6380Mari Pritulsky5b1e90d1504934830e574c7d0432ace4dd555c1dChristina Shadid060abcc9a5cfba44ac7f4fa38e996f3c10379d36Sarah Stephenson3ec5b45f5253cd50aa84814a90dbbd6a9634fedcMariana Taskeye90784c4b94cd2eb8ada789d5a82d75a01491430Evangelina Yarber1bf01cb750f81bde1ab06befb95053b667310e2c
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On March 2, 1889, Roman officials announced that “the Constitution of the American Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross received apostolic approbation for a period of seven years,” allowing the Sisters to separate from the Notre Dame for a probationary period (Sister Mary Immaculate 41). Approval for a permanent separation of the Sisters and Notre Dame “was dependent on three conditions: the closing of the convent of Notre Dame [not needed to be done immediately], an operation of the sister in government from the priest and brothers, and the prolonging of the novitiate and scholasticate” (Sister Mary Immaculate 41). These requirements would eventually be met by the Sisters allowing them to permanently separate from Notre Dame.Thus, this mandate allowed the Sisters of the Holy Cross to evolve, allowing them to form their own institutions that they could govern according to their concerns and beliefs.
