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Interview with Sister Corinne Kirsch, C.S.J., August 5, 1981

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Title
Interview with Sister Corinne Kirsch, C.S.J., August 5, 1981
Subject
Quigley High School (Baden, Pa.), Mendelsshon Choir of Pittsburgh, Kirsch, Corinne, Catholics, Nuns--Religious life, Women missionaries, Family life, Farm life, Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden
Description
[t1s1]Sister Corinne Kirsch talks about her childhood in Nicktown in 1940s and 1950s: father as a chicken farmer; children helping with the business; large extended family; singing in the family. She talks about selecting Sisters of St. Joseph over Sisters of Mercy. [t1s2]Sister Corinne Kirsch talks about becoming a Sister of St. Joseph; teaching Chemistry at Quigley High School. She talks about singing in the Mendelssohn Choir in 1974. She speaks on missionary work in Brazil: the desire; parents’ reaction; going to Brazil; adjusting to language; return to United State; mission appeals. [t2s1]Sister Corinne Kirsch talks about missionary work in Brazil: exploitation and oppression of the rural workers; the Trans-Amazon Road; major corporations; bank in Borba; Communism; Dom Helder Camara. She speaks about the social lives of the rural Brazilians and the sisters’ typical day. She talks about traveling by river to villages. [t2s2]Sister Corinne talks about missionary work in Brazil: food; insects; commitment to the work. She reflects on her time teaching Chemistry at Quigley High School.
Contributor
Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden (depositor), Kirsch, Corinne (interviewee), Witt, Sally (interviewer), Heaps, Consuelo (interviewer)
Date
1981-08-05
Type
oral histories (literary genre)
Format
cassette tape, 136 minutes
Identifier
pitt:20230202-ssjb-0023
Language
eng
Relation
Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden Oral History Collection
Coverage
Brazil, Nicktown (Pa.)
Rights
In Copyright. This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).. Rights Holder: Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/