I've been asked by a lady off the Cape Breton list to post to the New South Wales list as there might be interested or connecting families out there. Jenelle. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margaret McLean" <es718@freenet.carleton.ca> To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;> Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 2:15 AM Subject: obit of.. RALSTON, Sister Helen, RSCJ - 78 yrs > Hello Jenelle, Here you go if you wouldn't mind posting to the Australian > list please. I do hope this will break down some brick walls. > > Cheers, Margaret > ----- Original Message ----- > > Halifax Herald December 28, 2006 > > RALSTON, Sister Helen, RSCJ > RALSTON, Sister Helen, RSCJ - Born in 1929 in Newcastle, New South Wales, > Australia, Sister Ralston died in QEII Health Sciences Centre on December > 25, 2006, following a brief illness. She was a daughter of the late Walter > Joseph and Margaret Eileen (Carroll) Ralston. Sister Ralston entered the > Society of the Sacred Heart in 1957, in Albany, N.Y., and made her final > profession in Rome in 1965. Her early education took place in her native > Australia where she received her Diploma in Social Studies and Certificate > in Medical Social Work from the University of Sydney. She continued her > postsecondary education at McGill University where she proceeded to earn > her M.S.W. in 1956. She subsequently attended Newton College and Boston > College where she received her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees > in Sociology in 1965 and 1969 respectively. Following her graduation from > Boston College, she attended Carleton University where she earned her > Ph.D. > in Sociology in 1973. Sister Ralston launched her teaching career in 1959 > at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Montreal. Two years later, she > relocated to Halifax where she taught at the Convent of the Sacred Heart > from 1962 through 1965 before returning to the United States to continue > her education. In 1968, she joined the Faculty of Arts at Saint Mary's > University in Halifax where she served as Lecturer, Assistant Professor, > Associate Professor and Professor until her retirement in 1994 when she > was > granted the designation of Professor Emerita. A widely respected > researcher > and writer, she was an ardent champion of social justice. She earned > national and international recognition for her work in the areas of > anti-sexist and anti-racist social justice, and was an active member of > numerous organizations including the Canadian Research Institute for the > Advancement of Women (CRIAW-NS) and the Canadian Social Development > Program > Committee of KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives, among > others. > She was regularly invited to lecture on social justice issues around the > world and, in particular, on her extensive research into identity and > lived > experiences of South Asian immigrant women. As a member of the Faculty of > Arts at Saint Mary's University, she taught in the departments of Asian > Studies and International Development Studies (IDS). She also served as a > faculty member of the Inter-University Graduate Program in Women's Studies > (offered jointly by Saint Mary's University, Dalhousie University and > Mount > Saint Vincent University), and the Metropolis Centre of Excellence in > Atlantic Canada for Research on Immigration and Diversity. Sister Ralston > is survived by her sister, Dr. Mary Ralston, and cousins, Mary Henderson, > Peggy Birt, Maureen Kellett, Anne Dares, and Ann and Helen McCauley, all > of > Australia. She was a beloved family member and friend, and an esteemed > colleague, teacher and mentor. She will be dearly missed by all who knew > her. Visitation will take place in Canadian Martyrs Church, 5900 Inglis > St., on Friday, December 29, at 10 a.m., followed by the Liturgy of the > Resurrection at 11 a.m., Father Albert Cosgrove presiding. A reception > will > be held in the church hall immediately following the service. Burial will > take place at a later date. > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.29/607 - Release Date: > 28/12/2006 > >