In this episode Alexa Shares the story of Sister Mary Emil Penet, IHM, who spent most of her time planning the first national organization of American Women Religious and helping sisters get the education they needed. She planned a lot of the curriculum they would need and got many sisters into school. Music used in this episode: Chris Zabriskie: That Kid in Fourth Grade Who Really Liked the Denver Broncos http://freemusicarchive.org/music/ChrisZabriskie/UndercoverVampirePoliceman /06-ThatKidinFourthGradeWhoReallyLikedtheDenverBroncos1128 Curve Riders series art by Garrett Tiedemann. To listen to this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT7CRkafylo 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/sisters-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.