Mother Catherine Spalding (1793-1858) was the cofounder and first leader of one of the most significant American religious communities for women - the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. Spalding also founded several educational institutions, Louisville's first private hospital, and the first social service agencies for children in Kentucky. In 2003, the Louisville Courier-Journal selected Spalding as the sole woman among the sixteen most important persons in Louisville's history. ""Pioneer Spirit"" is the first biography of Spalding, who, from the age of nineteen, served the citizens of the Kentucky frontier. By the time of her death, the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth extended far beyond Bardstown, Kentucky, to over one hundred sisters in sixteen convents. Spalding's legacy of service continues today with more than six hundred members worldwide.
- ISBN13 9780813123950
- Publish Date 30 December 2006
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 17 June 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint The University Press of Kentucky
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 304
- Language English