Sister Rita Steinhagen, CSJ, 1928-2006

Source: www.csjstpaul.org

Activist Sister Rita Steinhagen, CSJ, died on November 21, 2006, at Bethany Convent. In 1997 she was arrested for the second time following a protest against the School of the Americas at Fort Benning, Georgia.  As a result, she served six months at the federal prison in Pekin, Illinois. Throughout her life she worked for social justice, founding or volunteering for a variety of organizations, including St. Joseph House in Minneapolis (now Hope Community) and the Center for Victims of Torture.  She also spent time in Nicaragua working for Witness for Peace. See below for more information about Sister Rita.

Web Sites about Sister Rita

Sister Rita Steinhagen, CSJ obituary from the CSJ web site

Rita Steinhagen: Federal prison has changed my life forever
Part of Women in Prison from the CSJ web site

Sister Soldier from City Pages

Nun's Activism Led Her to Federal Prison obituary from the St. Paul Pioneer Press

Sister Rita was Activist, Writer--and a Jailbird tribute from the Minneapolis Star Tribune

Organizations founded by Sister Rita

The Bridge shelter for youth

Hope Community (formerly St. Joseph House)

Organizations with which Sister Rita volunteered

Center for Victims of Torture

Witness for Peace

Other Web Sites of Interest

Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet

Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (formerly the School of the Americas)
Also see the CSC Library's research guide on the School of the Americas

Books

Sister Rita's autobiography: Hooked by the Spirit: journey of a peaceful activist

Sr. Rita Steinhagen Convocation video on reserve at the St. Paul campus library

Search CLICnet for books about the School of the Americas