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Preface
Acknowledgements
Chronology
Introduction: Beyond the Protestant Literacy Myth
Chapter One: Literacy, Religion, and Textbooks
Chapter Two: The Religious Nature of Early Women's Literacy
Chapter Three: U.S.-Based Convents and the Literacy Experience
Chapter Four: Literacy in Convent Schools of European-Based Congregations
Chapter Five: Literacy, Benevolence, and the Paradox of Good Works
Conclusion
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Works Cited.