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First superior of the American Sisters of the Holy Cross, born Pennsylvania, 1824; died Notre Dame, Indiana, 1887. She was noted for her work in the Civil War on behalf of the sick and wounded soldiers, for whom she established numerous hospitals. Her brother, Neal Henry (1831-1874), the first graduate of Notre Dame University, joined the Congregation of the Holy Cross.