Mary Patrice Erdmans is an associate professor of sociology at Central Connecticut State University. She is the author of Opposite Poles: Immigrants and Ethnics in Polish Chicago, 1976-1990, winner of the Oskar Halecki Award from the Polish American Historical Association

"Sociologist Mary Patrice Erdmans wrote a book which is gutsy, honest, innovative, and controversial…. The Grasinski Girls is a riveting read, highly recommended to scholars and the broader reading public alike." (Journal of Social History) "Most intriguing is Erdmans's exploration of the role of faith and religion for these women, an issue that is sorely overlooked in most scholarly fields…. Interestingly, though they may have turned away from Catholicism, these women's narratives are suffused with a faith and optimism in life that appear almost anachronistic to a contemporary reader." (Slavic and East European Journal) "By looking into working class women's private, domestic lives, Erdmans shows an unusual perspective on the spaces where they forge their identities while they intermittently enter the public world of paid employment." (American Studies)

Mary Patrice Erdmans is an associate professor of sociology at Central Connecticut State University. She is the author of Opposite Poles: Immigrants and Ethnics in Polish Chicago, 1976-1990, winner of the Oskar Halecki Award from the Polish American Historical Association

"Sociologist Mary Patrice Erdmans wrote a book which is gutsy, honest, innovative, and controversial…. The Grasinski Girls is a riveting read, highly recommended to scholars and the broader reading public alike." (Journal of Social History) "Most intriguing is Erdmans's exploration of the role of faith and religion for these women, an issue that is sorely overlooked in most scholarly fields…. Interestingly, though they may have turned away from Catholicism, these women's narratives are suffused with a faith and optimism in life that appear almost anachronistic to a contemporary reader." (Slavic and East European Journal) "By looking into working class women's private, domestic lives, Erdmans shows an unusual perspective on the spaces where they forge their identities while they intermittently enter the public world of paid employment." (American Studies)

Mary Patrice Erdmans is an associate professor of sociology at Central Connecticut State University. She is the author of Opposite Poles: Immigrants and Ethnics in Polish Chicago, 1976-1990, winner of the Oskar Halecki Award from the Polish American Historical Association

"Sociologist Mary Patrice Erdmans wrote a book which is gutsy, honest, innovative, and controversial…. The Grasinski Girls is a riveting read, highly recommended to scholars and the broader reading public alike." (Journal of Social History) "Most intriguing is Erdmans's exploration of the role of faith and religion for these women, an issue that is sorely overlooked in most scholarly fields…. Interestingly, though they may have turned away from Catholicism, these women's narratives are suffused with a faith and optimism in life that appear almost anachronistic to a contemporary reader." (Slavic and East European Journal) "By looking into working class women's private, domestic lives, Erdmans shows an unusual perspective on the spaces where they forge their identities while they intermittently enter the public world of paid employment." (American Studies)