Working for God, Country, and "Our Poor Mexicans": Catholic Women and Americanization at the San Antonio National Catholic Community House, 1919-1924.

NATIONAL Catholic Welfare Council (U.S.); COMMUNITY centers; AMERICANIZATION; CATHOLIC women; REGAN, Agnes; AMERICAN Catholics; CATHOLIC Church history; TWENTIETH century; RELIGION; HISTORY; SOCIAL history

SAN Antonio (Tex.); TEXASReport Available; UNITED StatesReport Available

The article discusses the role that the National Catholic War Council (NCWC), which was renamed the National Catholic Welfare Council (NCCW) played in establishing the community center known as National Catholic Community House in San Antonio, Texas from 1919 through 1924, with a particular focus on its efforts to Americanize Mexican immigrants within the city. The role that American Catholic women played in the Community House, including in regard to educator, administrator, and Executive Secretary of the NCCW Agnes Regan, is discussed.