| Other author/creator | Ralph, Patricia, 1960- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Hamilton, Racine Tucker, interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Lane, Edgar Carey, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title |
History Makers video oral history with Sister Patricia Ralph |
| Portion of title |
Sister Patricia Ralph |
| Abstract |
Educator and nun Patricia Anne Ralph was born on August 15, 1960, in Jersey City, New Jersey, known as "Sister Patty" to her friends and the hundreds of students she's taught. In 1979, she earned her high school diploma from Benedictine Academy, a private Catholic school in Elizabeth, New Jersey where she was a cheerleader, baton twirler and a member of the dance team. In 1985, Ralph graduated from Jersey City State College where she earned her degree in teaching. This same year she entered the Community of St. Joseph to begin her journey as a nun. The only African American nun in the St. Joseph community of 1,200, she taught on the elementary level at schools in Philadelphia, Newark, Maryland and Washington, D.C. In 2002, she was named principal of Holy Name Catholic School in Washington, D.C. Ralph's twin sister was also a nun teaching in Memphis, Tennessee. |
| Credits | Videographer, Edgar Carey Lane. |
| Performer |
Racine Tucker Hamilton, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Washington, District of Columbia 2004 May 17. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2004.049 HistoryMakers |
