The making of St. Kate’s

The year 1937 was pivotal for Sister Antonia McHugh and the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul. Sister Antonia retired after 23 years as the leader of the college, first as its dean and then as the college’s first president. A few months later, she received word that St. Catherine’s would be the first Catholic college to be granted a Phi Beta Kappa chapter.

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