Hickey, Sister Miriam Leah

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Sister Miriam Leah Hickey

An oral history of Sister Miriam Leah Hickey, a Sister of Charity of Seton Hill from 1925 until 1985. The interview was conducted by Sister Marie Corona Miller on October 23, 1984.

Sister Miriam Leah Hickey - born Mildred Hickey on August 20, 1906 - entered the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill in June of 1925. She received a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Duquesne University in 1943. She taught in a number of Pittsburgh area schools and served as principal at Holy Cross School from 1953-1959 and at St. John the Baptist from 1962-1963. Sister Miriam Leah died on June 2, 1985.

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