Thottam Jyoti - Sisters Of Mokama The Pioneering Women Who Brought Hope And Healing To India - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: New York Times editor Jyoti Thottam's mother was part of an extraordinary group of Indian women. Born in 1946, a time when few women dared to leave their house without the protection of a man she left home by herself at just fifteen years old in order to train to be a nurse under the tutelage of the determined and resourceful Appalachian nuns who ran Nazareth Hospital. Fascinated by her mother's story Thottam set out to discover the full story of Nazareth Hospital which had been established in 1947 by six nuns from Kentucky. With no knowledge of Hindi and the awareness that they would likely never see their families again the sisters had traveled to the small town of Mokama determined to live up to the pioneer spirit of their order.
Title: Sisters Of Mokama The Pioneering Women Who Brought Hope And Healing To India
Author(s): Thottam Jyoti
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Barcode: 9780525522355
Pages: 384 Pages
Publication Date: 4/12/2022
Category: Biography: General