Sister Madeleva Wolff, C.S.C. (1887-1964)

Today also marks the death of poet, author and educator Sister Madaleva Wolff, C.S.C., and the following is taken from Wikipedia:

Born in Wisconsin, she decided to enter religious life while attending St. Mary’s College, Indiana. Upon joining the Sisters of the Holy Cross, she took the name Madeleva. In 1925, she earned a doctorate in English from the University of Southern California. She taught at various schools and colleges, authoring more than twenty books. She served as President of Saint Mary’s College from 1934 to 1961. She established a School of Sacred Theology, a Department of Nursing Education, and constructed the Moreau Center for the Arts, one of the first all-purpose buildings for art studies in America, containing both galleries and theatres. The Madeleva Society, composed of benefactors of the College, bears her name, as well as Madeleva Hall, the Madeleva Memorial Classroom Building, The Sister Madeleva Poetry Society, and the Madeleva Lecture Series.