Sisters of Loretto, Loretto Academy, El Paso, TX 1966
Loretto Academy - 1966

Sisters of Loretto, Loretto Academy, El Paso, TX 1966

Religion Department - bottom row: Sister Marie Claire, Sister Virgil Marie; center row: Sister Edith Anne, Sister Rita Louise, Sister Rose Judith, Sister Carol Anne, and Sister John Stephen; top row: Sister Dorothy Marie, Sister Vincentia, and Sister John Dennis. Missing: Sister Janet, Sister Martha Marie, Sister Rosalie.

Area: Central / Austin Terrace

Source: Laura Ross & Loretto Academy

Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History

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Article "Sister Mary E. (Buffy) Boesen, , "Sister Marie Claire was Loretto multi-tasker," El Paso Times, Ap 30, 2012, p. 4B.

Sister Virgil Marie taught Homemaking. Sister Edith Anne taught art and sponsored yearbook. Sr. Rita Louise was talented music teacher. Sister John Stephen taught English and became principal. Sister Marie Claire served for years as librarian/ archivist. Sister Vincentia taught social studies. Sister Eileen Custy far left taught religion.

March is Women's History Month. Historic changes made during Vatican II would change their lives, community structure, and attire.

Photo is on front steps of only Catholic high School for girls in El Paso, Texas circa 1966.

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