Once a Convent Girl

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Title

Once a Convent Girl

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NZ On Screen

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Growing up in one of New Zealand’s many convent schools before they were reordered by the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s, was an experience many found tough. This documentary explores the stories of the girls who endured the nuns’ strict rule, including interviews with Ginette McDonald, Moana Maniapoto and painter Jacqueline Fahey, plus some of the nuns themselves. They discuss discipline, education, their thoughts on becoming nuns and how despite all the rules, they wouldn’t have change...

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Video

Date created

1995

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https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/once-a-convent-girl-1995

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convent / catholic / nuns / education / vatican / irish / sacred heart / school / christian / religion / discipline / lyn of tawa / pam corkery / ginette mcdonald / ginette macdonald / moana maniapoto / moana maniapoto-jackson / fran wilde / sister martina burke / sister pauline engel / jacquleine fahey / jacqueline fahey / therese o'connell / bridget armstrong / amelia batistich / nz on air

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