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During French colonial rule in Louisiana, nuns from the French Company of Saint Ursula came to New Orleans and educated women and girls in literacy, numeracy and the Catholic faith. By incorporating their story into the history of early America, this work exposes the limits of the republican model of national unity.Clark, Emily is the author of 'Masterless Mistresses The New Orleans Ursulines and the Development of a New World Society, 1727-1834', published 2007 under ISBN 9780807858226 and ISBN 0807858226.
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