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Sr. Mary Antona earned recognition as
well as multiple other awards for her
courage in speaking out on civil rights
issues. For many, she was the face of
the Civil Rights Movement. The CJA
family who started this scholarship in
her name believes that Sr. Mary Antona
is a brilliant example of someone who
showed how Catholic Social Justice,
In addition, she became certified specifically, deeply intertwines with
as a chaplain through the National social justice work in our world. As a
Association of Catholic Chaplains, and member of our own St. Louis community,
was awarded six honorary doctorates. who brought pride to our city for her
activism, they felt she was the perfect
Throughout her career, she held many person to honor with this scholarship.
positions in hospitals, both working with
medical records and as a chaplain. She Cor Jesu is honored to carry on
was the first African-American woman Sr. Mary Antona’s legacy by presenting
to administer a hospital in the United the Sr. Mary Antona Ebo Scholarship
States. Later in her career, she served each year. If you are interested in
in a variety of positions with the supporting the Sr. Mary Antona Ebo
St. Louis Archdiocese, including a three- Scholarship directly, please reach
year term as a member of the St. Louis out to Katie Magee Thiemann ‘81,
Archdiocesan Human Rights Commission. Director of Leadership Giving,
at kthiemann@corjesu.org.
In 2007, Sr. Mary Antona was featured
in a PBS Documentary called “Sisters
of Selma: Bearing Witness for Change,”
which chronicled the events of the Sources:
march in Selma, Ala., that she attended. Catholic News Service. “Franciscan Sr. Mary Antona
Ebo, Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 93.” Global Sisters
She was a founding member of the Report, 17 Nov. 2017, www.globalsistersreport.
National Black Sisters’ Conference, org/news/ministry/franciscan-sr-mary-antona-
and served as its president. The ebo-civil-rights-leader-dies-93-50376.
conference awarded her the Harriet Feister, John. “Antona Ebo, FSM: Brave
Tubman Award in 1989, saying she was Sister of Selma.” Franciscan Media, 1 Nov.
2018, www.franciscanmedia.org/antona-
“called to be a Moses to the people.” ebo-fsm-brave-sister-of-selma/.
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