Word: kersbergen
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Energetic Bishop Sheil is not hurrying the Grail Ladies. Their U.S. leader, a plump, indomitable Dutch Ph.D. in philology, Dr. Lydwine van Kersbergen, spent a whole year rounding up her first group of 30 girls. From the lot, only six girls will be chosen to complete a three-year course leading to their vows. After that they will go into the world to do their work, carefully trained in Christian ethics, sociology, journalism, economics, art, apologetics...
...Kersbergen, who brought the Ladies to Cardinal Mundelein's attention, is sure that they will flourish here. Says she: "Women in this country are more important than in any other country in the world. They have the money, the advertising is all for them. Why, through them we can change the whole country for the good...
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