St. Mary’s Dominican College

St. Mary’s Dominican College

St. Mary’s Dominican College was a liberal arts college for women in New Orleans.

The college was founded by the Dominican Sisters congregation of St. Mary. It developed out of "St. Mary's Academy", which is currently called "St. Mary's Dominican High School". [ [http://dominican-sisters.net/stmarys/stories/ourstory.htm Dominican Congregation of St. Mary ] Last retrieved February 12, 2007]

St. Mary’s Dominican College was chartered in 1910 and operated until 1984, when it was disbanded. Its grounds were sold to Loyola University, and became Loyola's Broadway campus. [ [http://www.bestofneworleans.com/dispatch/2002-01-29/blake.html "Blake Ponchartrain"] , "Gambit Weekly", January 29, 2002. Last retrieved February 12, 2007.]

Notable alumnae include Helen Prejean and Arthel Neville.

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* [http://dominican-sisters.net/stmarys/stories/ourcongregation.htm St. Mary's Dominican Sisters of New Orleans]
* [http://www.asergeev.com/pictures/archives/compress/2005/442/10.htm A photo of what was the college's campus ]


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