Jeanne Petit
Biographic Data
| ID | 3979078 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jeanne Petit |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jeanne |
| FAMILY NAME | Petit |
| SIGNATURE | PETIT J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hope College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
National Ambitions, Local Realities
IN THE SPRING OF 1919, MARGARET LONG presented a speech at a government-sponsored Americanization conference titled “Coordinating a Community.” Long was the director of field work for the National Catholic War Council (NCWC), an organization formed by US bishops in 1917 to coordinate the American Catholic response to World War I. The community in question was East St. Louis, Illinois, a small city whose industries had been pivotal to the war effo…
Robert F. Zeidel. Robber Barons and Wretched Refuse
Journal Article Robert F. Zeidel. Robber Barons and Wretched Refuse: Ethnic and Class Dynamics during the Era of American Industrialization. Get access Robert F. Zeidel. Robber Barons and Wretched Refuse: Ethnic and Class Dynamics during the Era of American Industrialization. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2020. Pp. 289. Cloth $49.95. Jeanne Petit Jeanne Petit Hope College, US Email: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on:…
Michael J. PFEIFER, The Making of American Catholicism
Mobilizing the Spiritual Resources of the Nation
On September 3, 1918, President Woodrow Wilson released a letter praising organizations that had provided services for soldiers, including the Young Men's Christian Association, the National Catholic War Council, and the Jewish Welfare Board. Through the work of these groups, the president declared, "the moral and spiritual resources of the nation have been mobilized." Wilson then asked that, instead of the individual fundraising drives they were…
Ingrained Habits
"Working for God, Country, and "Our Poor Mexicans
The article discusses the role that the Women's Committee of the National Catholic War Council (and later the National Council of Catholic Women) played in establishing the community center known as National Catholic Community House in San Antonio, Texas from 1919 through 1924, with a particular focus on its efforts to Americanize Mexican immigrants within the city. The role that American Catholic women played in the Community House, including in…
"Working for God, Country, and "Our Poor Mexicans
The article discusses the role that the Women's Committee of the National Catholic War Council (and later the National Council of Catholic Women) played in establishing the community center known as National Catholic Community House in San Antonio, Texas from 1919 through 1924, with a particular focus on its efforts to Americanize Mexican immigrants within the city. The role that American Catholic women played in the Community House, including in…
"Working for God, Country, and "Our Poor Mexicans
The article discusses the role that the Women's Committee of the National Catholic War Council (and later the National Council of Catholic Women) played in establishing the community center known as National Catholic Community House in San Antonio, Texas from 1919 through 1924, with a particular focus on its efforts to Americanize Mexican immigrants within the city. The role that American Catholic women played in the Community House, including in…
Ingrained Habits
Michael J. PFEIFER, The Making of American Catholicism
Mobilizing the Spiritual Resources of the Nation
On September 3, 1918, President Woodrow Wilson released a letter praising organizations that had provided services for soldiers, including the Young Men's Christian Association, the National Catholic War Council, and the Jewish Welfare Board. Through the work of these groups, the president declared, "the moral and spiritual resources of the nation have been mobilized." Wilson then asked that, instead of the individual fundraising drives they were…
Robert F. Zeidel. Robber Barons and Wretched Refuse
Journal Article Robert F. Zeidel. Robber Barons and Wretched Refuse: Ethnic and Class Dynamics during the Era of American Industrialization. Get access Robert F. Zeidel. Robber Barons and Wretched Refuse: Ethnic and Class Dynamics during the Era of American Industrialization. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2020. Pp. 289. Cloth $49.95. Jeanne Petit Jeanne Petit Hope College, US Email: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on:…
National Ambitions, Local Realities
IN THE SPRING OF 1919, MARGARET LONG presented a speech at a government-sponsored Americanization conference titled “Coordinating a Community.” Long was the director of field work for the National Catholic War Council (NCWC), an organization formed by US bishops in 1917 to coordinate the American Catholic response to World War I. The community in question was East St. Louis, Illinois, a small city whose industries had been pivotal to the war effo…
Political science (5 works) · Catholicism and Religious Studies (4 works) · History (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (3 works) · Economic history (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Latin American and Latino Studies (2 works) · Public Administration (2 works)