This course explores the lives of female saints through history, religion, psychology, women’s and gender studies, and cultural studies. Through figures such as Joan of Arc, Teresa of Avila, Rose of Lima, Frances Cabrini, and others, participants will examine women whose strength, complexity, and influence challenge narrow stereotypes of sainthood. Their stories reveal strategies of resistance, adaptation, and leadership within the limits of their times and invite reflection on their relevance today.
Olivia Espin is professor emerita in the department of women’s studies at San Diego State University and the California School of Professional Psychology of Alliant International University. A native of Cuba, she received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Costa Rica and her doctorate from the University of Florida, specializing in counseling and therapy with women from different cultures and in Latin American Studies. She did post-doctoral work at Harvard University with a fellowship from the National Institute of Mental Health.
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