The two worlds of Ann Gertrude Wightt : how a runaway nun became a grand lady of Washington, DC, society /

"In 1831 Sister Gertrude, the Directress of Georgetown Academy (now Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School), donned the hat and cape of one of her students and left the Academy and life of a nun. She soon became a fixture on the Washington social scene and was an intimate of Dolly Madison. Bo...

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Main Author:	Mannard, Joseph (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2025]
Subjects:	Wightt, Ann Gertrude, > 1791-1867 Ex-nuns > Washington (D.C.) > Biography. Women > Washington (D.C.) > Biography. Femmes > Washington (D.C.) > Biographies. Biographies.

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