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Marguerite Bourgeoys (1620-1700) was canonized in 1982. This sequel to Patricia Simpsonâs biography of Bourgeoysâ early life charts the establishment of a radically innovative religious community of uncloistrered women- the first in the New World. Simpson goes beyond myth and hagiography to explore Bourgeoysâ thirty-year struggle to obtain official recognition for the Congregation of Notre Dame.
