A new museum exhibit at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton highlights the role Catholic sisters have played during more than two centuries of American history.
“Do the Good: The Sisters Who Shaped America” opened March 19 with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Emmitsburg, Maryland museum. The exhibit coincides with the upcoming celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the formation of the United States of America.
Battlefield nurses, school teachers and justice advocates in more modern times — the work of U.S. sisters will be on display at the self-guided exhibit through the spring of 2027, as the endeavor “is dedicated to telling the stories of more than 20,000 religious sisters whose orders trace their lineage to Mother Seton,” according to a press release from the shrine.