CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. FOREWORD ix
4. Introduction. Humanizing Stories: Relationships and Beginnings 1
5. 1. “The Power of Growth Is in Relationship”: The History of the Little Sisters of the Assumption Nuns in East Harlem, 1865– 1970 21
6. 2. “LSA Is Like a Second Home”: The Story of Melina Gonzalez 62
7. 3. Voices from the Neighborhood: Immigrant Mothers at Little Sisters 87
8. 4. Mutuality for a New Era 122
9. Epilogue. On Sister Susanne’s Passing and the Shadow Side 165
10. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 179
11. APPENDIX: DATA ON MOTHERS INTERVIEWED 183
12. NOTES 185
13. INDEX 199