Shannen Dee Williams’ first book, Subversive Habits: Black Catholic Nuns in the Long African American Freedom Struggle, is now available for purchase via the Duke University Press website. Use Code: E22WLLMS to receive a 30% discount on the paperback edition.

Subversive Habits tells the story of America’s real sister act. Specifically, it provides the first full history of Black Catholic nuns in the United States and reveals how women’s religious life in the Roman Catholic Church was a consequential battleground in the long African American fight for freedom, justice, and human dignity. This groundbreaking study also includes examinations of African American sisters who served in Africa as well as the growing impact of African sisters ministering in the United States. Get your copy today: https://www.dukeupress.edu/subversive-habits