Date on Master's Thesis/Doctoral Dissertation
5-2014
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
Women's and Gender Studies
Degree Program
Women's and Gender Studies, MA
Committee Chair
Fosl, Catherine Anne
Subject
Freibert; Lucy M.; 1922-; College teachers--Kentucky--Louisville--Biography; Nuns--Kentucky--Louisville--Biography
Abstract
Sister Lucy Freibert is a Sister of Charity of Nazareth, women’s studies scholar, and a feminist activist. Most importantly to Lucy, she is an educator; she taught the first women’s studies course, “Women in Literature,” at UofL in 1973, leading the charge to bring feminist scholarship and the fight for women’s equality to the university campus. In an oral history with Lucy, I have explored how she has combined her commitments to her faith and her Church with her commitment to feminism, particularly as she navigated the two transitional storms of Vatican II and the women’s liberation movement.
Recommended Citation
Whitish, Jessica, "Radical sister : Lucy Freibert as feminist nun, activist, and educator." (2014). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 1562.
https://doi.org/10.18297/etd/1562
