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Joan Chittister
Roman Catholic nun, activist, writer and academic
Joan Daugherty ChittisterO.S.B. (born April 26, 1936[1]), is an American Benedictine nun, theologian, author,[2] and speaker.
She has served as Benedictine prioress and Benedictine federation president, president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, and co-chair of the Global Peace Initiative of Women.
Biography
Early life
Chittister was born on April 26, 1936, to Daniel and Loretta Daugherty.
Her father died when she was very young and her mother married Harold Chittister.
Joan chittister meditationsJoan Chittister described her step-father as a violently abusive alcoholic.[3]
Education
She was educated by Sisters of St. Joseph, and later attended St. Benedict Academy in Erie, Pennsylvania.
She earned a bachelor's degree in English at Mercyhurst University, graduating in 1962, a master's degree in communication arts from the University of Notre Dame, graduating in 1968, and a Ph.D. in
