Mother Dolores Hart, who lived in the Abbey of Regina Laudis make a dramatic change in her life. She left her acting life of fame and future to pursue a life of faith as a sister and eventually a mother. She used the power she did have to help change the stigma that surrounds sisters and used her wealth to improve the abbey. For more information visit: http://abbeyofreginalaudis.org /community-mdh.html Music used in this episode is by Silas Hite. www.Silashite.com Curve Riders series art by Garrett Tiedemann. Curve Riders is a storytelling podcast produced by Alexa Harnagel and the oral history project SisterStory about the achievements and cultural impacts of women religious. Inspired by SisterStory's coverage "Sisters of Influence" on pinterest (www.pinterest.com/sisterstory/sist…rs-of-influence/) the podcast aims to present these stories anew with an emphasis on storytelling through writing, sound design, and music. SisterStory is the ongoing story of National Catholic Sisters Week

aimed at broadening awareness of Catholic sisters through the collection of oral histories, social media outreach, and the creation of additional media content. For more information visit www.SisterStory.org. National Catholic Sisters Week is a celebration of the lives and legacies of Catholic sisters every year from March 8-14 in conjunction with NWHM. If you wish to participate or have events you would like to share please visit www.NationalCatholicSistersWeek.org.