The Life of My Choice

Cusack, John

doi:10.1176/ajp.146.5.675-a

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“…As a result, many bishops refused to give her books imprimaturs. 74 It is difficult to verify whether this was a genuine oversight on the part of Cusack, or a deliberate snub of the Irish clergy, with whom she had prolonged disagreements later in her career. However, her correspondence corroborates her claim that she struggled to gain clerical support.…”

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The ‘nun’ as narrative: religion, writing and reputation in the life of Mary Francis Cusack

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2021

Women's History Review

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Mary Francis Cusack (1829-1899) was a prolific writer, historian and publisher, producing over forty books during her life-time. She was a vocal supporter of the Land League, an advocate for female education and an early believer in the Marian apparitions at Knock. She was also, for much of her career, an enclosed nun. Her religious identity was essential to the literary persona which she cultivated throughout her career. Through her books and the press, she relied upon and adapted common tropes associated with women religious in order to give her opinions weight. By doing so she was, perversely, able to write about topics normally off-limits to women religious. Even after converting to Methodism in later life, her identity as a former nun was integral to how she presented herself. Cusack's fame and success provides a valuable insight into the position and visibility of religious women in nineteenth-century society.

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The ‘nun’ as narrative: religion, writing and reputation in the life of Mary Francis Cusack

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2021

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The ‘nun’ as narrative: religion, writing and reputation in the life of Mary Francis Cusack

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