Marjorie Tuite collection

Biographical note

Marjorie Tuite, O.P., (1922-1986) was born and raised in New York City. She is described in the program at her memorial service following her death on June 28, 1986 as “a leading voice for an equal role for woman in the Roman Catholic Church, an advocate for the poor and an educator on a broad range of social justice issues.” She played a “prominent role in the civil rights, peace, and women’s movements as an activist, educator, organizer and author”. Sister Marjorie Tuite, O.P. was a member of the Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs Order in Columbus, Ohio. She made her profession in 1942. In addition to her degree from Fordham University in New York, she received a Master’s Degree in Education Theology from Manhattanville College also in New York, and a Doctor of Ministry from St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Chicago. For six years until 1966, she worked as an administrator at St. Vincent Ferrer High School. Between 1973 and 1981 she was a member of the faculty at the Jesuit School of Theology in Chicago. Before her tenure at the Jesuit School of Theology, she served on the staff on the National Urban Training Center and The Archdiocesan Center for Religious Education both in Chicago.