“Do all things with counsel”: Benedictine women and organizational democracy

Communication Studies

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 203-218

  Hoffman, Mary F ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 10244248800     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10510970209388586     Document Type: Article

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