Historical Tapestry: Adele France and John LaFarge in Southern Maryland

Historical Tapestry: Adele France and John LaFarge in Southern Maryland by Janet Haugaard ’54, editor emerita at St. Mary’s College in Maryland, focuses on M. Adele France, a teacher at St. Mary’s Female Seminary in the early to mid-1900s. An advocate for women’s education, France led the seminary’s transition to becoming a junior college and served as its first president. The book also tells the story of John LaFarge, a Jesuit priest in St. Mary’s County who focused on education and created schools for Black residents. (St. Mary’s College, 2023)