The Creation of the Regis Jesuit High School Girls Division: Same Sex Education for Young Women in American Catholic Jesuit Secondary Education

Authors

Sajit U. Kabadi Ph.D., Regis Jesuit High SchoolFollow

Abstract

Findings from a historiographic case study are reported. Qualitative data was collected from a series of interviews and cultural artifacts exploring the history of the creation of the Regis Jesuit High School, Girls Division- the first American all girls Catholic Jesuit high school. The study traces the process of how Regis Jesuit became a co-divisional campus educating both women and men in same sex classes utilizing Ignatian Strategic Planning conceptual framework that emphasizes the Jesuit concept of Magis while exploring its impact on the historical and contemporary role that women play in the Jesuit mission.

DOI

10.15365/joce.2401032021

First Page

39

Last Page

61

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Kabadi, S. U. (2021). The Creation of the Regis Jesuit High School Girls Division: Same Sex Education for Young Women in American Catholic Jesuit Secondary Education. Journal of Catholic Education. https://doi.org/10.15365/joce.2401032021