Doing more with less: the Sisters of St. Martha (PEI) diminish the impact of the Great Depression

MacDonald, Heidi

OPUS: Open Uleth Scholarship

Doing more with less: the Sisters of St. Martha (PEI) diminish the impact of the Great Depression

MacDonald, Heidi

URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10133/3608

Date: 2003

Keywords : Sisters of St. Martha ; Great Depression ; Depressions -- 1929 -- Prince Edward Island ; Women religious ; Prince Edward Island -- Social conditions -- 1930-1939 ; Depressions -- 1929 -- Prince Edward Island -- Social aspects ; Health services -- Prince Edward Island ; Social services -- Prince Edward Island

Citation: MacDonald, H. (2003). Doing more with less: the Sisters of St. Martha (PEI) diminish the impact of the Great Depression. Acadiensis, XXXIII (1), 21-46.

Abstract:

Examines the Sisters of St. Martha, a congregation of women religious, and their contributions to health and social services during the Great Depression in Prince Edward Island. The Sisters had advantages that allowed them to respond to the economic effects of the Depression more quickly and effectively than non-governmental or governmental organizations.