Henriette Delille was the founder of the Sisters of the Holy Family. Delille was a feminist, social worker, and highly regarded educator. Delille was born a free woman of color in New Orleans in 1813. Her mother, Marie-Josèphe 'Pouponne' Días, was a free woman of color of New Orleans. Her father Jean-Baptiste Lille Sarpy (var. […]

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