White and Black Women under the Same Roof? The Early History of Montebello's Black Sisterhood (1922-1939)

In 1922 four young Zulu women expressed the desire to join the Oakford Dominican Sisters, a congregation of mostly German Catholic religious women based in Natal. They were accepted to the novitiate in 1926 and subsequently took vows. This raised the issue of whether they should be fully part of the...

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Published in:	The Journal of Natal and Zulu history Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. 127 - 141
Main Author:	Denis, Philippe
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Routledge 01.01.2021 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	Black people black sisters Black women Catholic Church Catholics gender Montebello Oakford Protestant churches Race Religious congregations Segregation Siblings White people Women Zulus
ISSN:	0259-0123, 2521-8875
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