First American Sister of Charity: Elizabeth Bayley Seton

First American Sister of Charity: Elizabeth Bayley Seton is a biography by John Clement Reville that chronicles the life of Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton (1774-1821), the first native-born American canonized by the Roman Catholic Church. A widowed mother of five, Seton established schools in New York and Maryland and founded the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph, the first congregation of Religious Sisters in the U.S. Her contributions to education and religious life make her a significant figure in American history.