{"product_id":"the-ursuline-sisters-of-youngstown-serving-the-mahoning-valley-since-1874-paperback","title":"The Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown: Serving the Mahoning Valley Since 1874 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichele Ristich Gatts\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eEd O'Neill\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePioneers in Ministry\/\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen six Ursuline nuns stepped off a train in September 1874, they encountered a smoky industrial town still reeling from a recent economic downturn. Yet, the Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown went on to staff more than a dozen parochial schools, while organizing the city's first Catholic high school.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the next century, they compiled an extraordinary record of community service. When the Mahoning Valley's fortunes eroded in the wake of deindustrialization, the Ursulines gradually expanded their mission to address a host of new challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, the Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown are celebrated for their groundbreaking efforts to assist the urban poor, single mothers and people living with HIV-AIDS. They remain more committed than ever to meeting the needs of the community, in the face of ever-changing social, political, economic and religious circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas G. Welsh, PhD, is a professional writer based in Youngstown, Ohio. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eClosing Chapters: Urban Change, Religious Reform, and the Decline of Youngstown's Catholic Elementary Schools\u003c\/em\u003e (Lexington Books, 2011), which was based on his dissertation. Since completing his doctorate at Kent State University, he has coauthored \u003cem\u003eStrouss' Youngstown's Dependable Store\u003c\/em\u003e (The History Press, 2012), \u003cem\u003eClassic Restaurants of Youngstown\u003c\/em\u003e (The History Press, 2014) and \u003cem\u003eA History of Jewish Youngstown and the Steel Valley \u003c\/em\u003e(The History Press, 2017). He has contributed to local publications including the \u003cem\u003eVindicator\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eMetro Monthly\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eCatholic Exponent\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eCatholic Echo\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 11, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53531969093939,"sku":"9781467156547","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/the-ursuline-sisters-of-youngstown-serving-the-mahoning-valley-since-1874-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}