Nourishment for the Soul- Sister Alice Marie Quinn and St. Vincent Meals on Wheels with Kristine Gunnell, PhD

About this episode

This episode features a discussion with Kristine Gunnell, PhD about Sister Alice Marie Quinn and her work with St. Vincent Meals on Wheels, recorded live at the Women's History in LA Symposium.

This episode was recorded live during the second, annual, "Women's History in LA Symposium", hosted by The Ebell Institute. The Institute works on building and sharing knowledge of remarkable women of Los Angeles, whose contributions have been omitted from history books and ignored in public spheres. Along with esteemed keynote speakers, distinguished and graduate scholars provide enlightening presentations on various aspects of women’s history in Los Angeles.

People in this episode

Host: The Ebell of Los Angeles

Guest: Kristine Gunnell, PhD

Topics covered

• women's history
• Los Angeles
• community service
• food security
• historical contributions

Keywords

• Sister Alice Marie Quinn
• St. Vincent Meals on Wheels
• women's contributions
• Los Angeles history
• community support

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Ebell Institute, St. Vincent Meals on Wheels

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