Ursuline Nuns Arrive in New Orleans
Louisiana: A History
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Documentary
Place Covered: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2003-09-14
Duration: 00:03:02
Subjects: Ursulines of New Orleans (New Orleans, La.) | NUNS | Women | Catholic Church | Education
Contributors:
- Laudun, Tika Producer
- Whitfield, Lynn Narrator
- Nolan, Charles Interviewee
- Gould, Virginia M. Interviewee
Description
This excerpt from the series “Louisiana: A History” features a look back at the arrival of the Ursuline nuns in New Orleans in 1727. Upon their arrival, the nuns undertook their mission to educate the girls in the colony, including slaves, free girls of color, and Native Americans. Narrator: Lynn Whitfield