Film Screening of American Women Saints and conversation with Marylou and Jerome Bongiorno, 11/6

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Join the Italian American Studies Association screening of American Women Saints and conversation with Marylou and Jerome Bongiorno on November 6th. 

About the Film: A comprehensive, animated, historical documentary focusing on Frances Xavier Cabrini. Using first-person narration in modern language, the film presents an untold story of a strong, smart, and driven woman. Cabrini established hospitals, orphanages, and schools, focusing on Italian immigrants who faced discrimination and poverty in the late 19t century.

This program is part of the of the 58th annual conference of the Italian American Studies Association taking place on the Tufts University campus.