Escaped Nuns
- 232 pages
- 9 hours of reading
On the eve of the Civil War, Awful Disclosures of the Hotel Dieu, a convent expose by a fraudulent escaped nun Maria Monk, captivated readers. The book served as a centerpiece for a larger campaign against convents, marked by riots, propaganda, and nativist politics, and reflected deep concerns regarding women, religious life, and the fate of the Republic.
