Anne Doherty
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| name = Sister Anne Doherty, S.P.
| title = General Superior of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
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| predecessor = Sister Loretta Schafer
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| successor = Sister Nancy Nolan
| birth_name = Teresa Anne Doherty
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1928|5|6}}
| birth_place = Indianapolis, Indiana
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|2|3|1928|5|6}}
| death_place = Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana
| burial_place = Sisters of Providence Convent Cemetery, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana
| alma_mater = Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Catholic University of America
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Sister Anne Doherty, S.P., (May 6, 1928 – February 3, 2013) was an American religious sister, educator, professor and psychologist. She served as the Superior General of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, from 1981–1986. During her term, the Constitutions of the Sisters of Providence gained papal approbation.{{cite web|author=|first=|date=|title=Sister Anne Doherty|url=http://www.spsmw.org/SistersofProvidence/History/Generalsuperiors/SisterAnneDoherty19811986/tabid/1250/Default.aspx|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100608232434/http://www.spsmw.org/SistersofProvidence/History/Generalsuperiors/SisterAnneDoherty19811986/tabid/1250/Default.aspx|archive-date=8 June 2010|access-date=December 22, 2009|website=Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods}}
Early life
She was born Teresa Anne Doherty in Indianapolis, Indiana, to parents Patrick and Hannah Byrne Doherty and attended St. Philip Neri Parish.{{cite web | url=http://tribstar.com/religion/x681803397/Sisters-of-Providence-celebrate-60-years-with-congregation/print | title=Sisters of Providence celebrate 60 years with congregation | work=Tribune Star | date=December 29, 2006 | access-date=February 8, 2013}} She entered the congregation on January 9, 1946, and was professed as a full Sister of Providence on August 15, 1953, with the religious name Sister Dennis.{{cite web | url=http://tribstar.com/obituaries/x1633473880/Sister-Anne-Doherty/print | title=Sister Anne Doherty | work=Tribune Star | date=February 6, 2013 | access-date=February 8, 2013}}
Doherty graduated with a bachelor's degree from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in 1963 and later went to Catholic University of America to earn a master's degree in psychology (1966) and a doctorate in clinical psychology and counseling (1969).{{cite web | url=http://spsmw.org/archives/general-superiors/sister-anne-doherty-1981-1986/ | title=Sister Anne Doherty (1981-1986) | publisher=Sisters of Providence | access-date=February 8, 2013}}{{cite journal | title=Influence of parental control on the development of feminine sex role and conscience | author=Doherty, Anne | journal=Developmental Psychology |date=Jan 1970 | volume=2 | issue=1 | pages=157–158 | doi=10.1037/h0028596}}
Ministry
Doherty spent time ministering as an elementary educator in Indiana and Illinois and then went on to teach at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Weston School of Theology and Martin University.
She also practiced psychology at several clinics in Vigo County, Indiana, including a stint as director of Clinical Services at Katherine Hamilton Center from 1972–1979.{{cite news | url=http://search.findmypast.com/search/us-and-world-newspapers/page/view/119032507 | title=ABM Club To Install New Members | work=Terre Haute Star | date=29 March 1972 | access-date=6 November 2014 | pages=12 | via= Find My Past|url-access=subscription }} Her clinical interests included families with children as well as treatment of sexual abuse victims and offenders. She also directed attention toward the rural poor, leading to her testifying before a 1977 Congressional Hearing on Aging regarding the needs of elderly in rural areas.{{cite web | url=http://spsmw.org/2013/02/08/sister-anne-doherty/ | title=Commentary: Sister Anne Doherty | date=February 7, 2013 | access-date=February 8, 2013 | author=Casper, Ann}}
Doherty began her term as general superior in 1981. She coordinated the building of Karcher Hall at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and began renovation of the Church of the Immaculate Conception (Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana). She also oversaw the sale of the Immaculata College property in Washington, D.C. After her term, Doherty worked as a tribunal advocate in the Diocese of Monterey, California, and the Diocese of Gary, Indiana.
In 1984, Doherty was presented the President's Award from the Ancient Order of Hibernians in Indianapolis for exemplifying Catholicism and Irish heritage.
During her last years, Doherty lived with Alzheimer's disease. She died at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods on February 3, 2013, and is buried in the Sisters of Providence Convent Cemetery.
References
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- {{Cite book
| last = Logan
| first = Eugenia
| title = History of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: Volume II
| publisher = Sisters of Providence
| year = 1978
| location = Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana
}}
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Category:Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods