Mundelein Activism
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Sister Susan Coler, BVM, 2003
Sister Susan Coler, an administrator and teacher at Mundelein and attorney, discusses her associations with Catholic justice organizations and her work as a Catholic social reformer throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Sister Susan discusses the work of several Catholic organizations such as the Council of Catholic Women (CCW) and the National Catholic Conference (NCCIJ) within the context of “War on Poverty” federal programs. Sister Susan also mentions her working relationships with Father Jack Egan and Father Jack MacNamara. -
Prudence Moylan, Interview with Angela Schlater, 2000
Dr. Moylan explains how she grew up in Northwest Indiana, joining the BVMs in 1959. The BVMs first sent her to Mundelein College from 1962-1964, then Guadalupe College in Los Gatos, California from 1964 to 1966 where she received her masters of arts at Stanford University, and became involved in the farmworker struggle with Cesar Chavez. She returned to Mundelein from 1966 to 1969. Moylan completed her doctorate at the University of Illinois. She returned in 1975, continuing to teach at Mundelein and later Loyola University. Moylan believes that the vision of Mundelein carries on through particular institutions on campus.