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Date Available
7-2022
Description
Sister Clare Veronica Wyman writes that sisters wore calico "knickers" under their skirts.
"Before these calico knickers it would have been 'drawers' — they were like two separate legs joined at the front and open at the back, held in place by waist tapes or by buttons and buttonholes," she said.
Keywords
Religious attire, habit, Religious of the Assumption, Catholic religious life, nuns
Keywords
Religious attire, habit, Religious of the Assumption, Catholic religious life, nuns
