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Breda Donlon Skeados

I enjoyed enormously Breda's vivid description of leaving the farm for the convent, passing by Paris and St. Louis and, upon questioning her vocation as a nun, being told that her depression was "a sign of selfishness". Years later, negotiations with Marymount College concerning her degree and being told "we don't owe you anything" also expressed the arrogance of the church of the day . I enjoyed hearing about her early days as an activist for civil rights with NAIF, as well as her years teaching in the New York City school system. When she refused an unfair racist remark about a black teacher, she made me proud. A life of love, devotion and dedication as one of a family with so many children that the town made a song out of their names. I loved hearing from sister Kathleen about the mysterious early days of the Irish Arts Center and look forward to the Donlon family memoir. A+

Jan. 5, 2022 by Jim Olwell on This Website


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