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Madeleine (Klem) McDowell is a historian whose research concerns the intersection of Catholicism, education and intellectual history in the English-speaking world of the 19th century. She is a co-author of Pity For Evil: Suffrage, Abortion & Women’s Empowerment in Reconstruction America (Encounter, 2023).
Eighth-grade homeschool student Esther Sanchez does schoolwork in her living room in Chula Vista, Calif., on Oct. 1, 2024. Figures of the Virgin Mary with child and a crucifix can be seen on the wall behind her. (OSV News photo/Carlos A. Moreno)
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Madeleine (Klem) McDowell
Prohibiting homeschooling parents from using parish facilities can make it more difficult for them to provide a comprehensive Catholic education.