Background
Jessica Powers was born on February 7, 1905 in Mauston, Wisconsin, the third child to John Powers and Delia Trainer Powers.
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Jessica Powers
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She graduated from Mauston High School in 1922 and attended Marquette University for a year studying journalism.
Career
Early years (1905–1936)
She then worked in Chicago before returning to care for her family after the death of her mother from 1925 to 1936. Carmelite community (1941–1988)
After spending time in New York, Powers decided to enter the Milwaukee, Wisconsin community of the Carmel of Mother of God as a postulant on June 24, 1941. She died of a stroke on August 18, 1988.
The Jessica Powers Papers are held by the Marquette University Special Collections and University Archives.
The collection includes her correspondence (mostly letters received), handwritten and typescript drafts of poems, clippings of her poetry and other writings from newspapers and magazines, and writings about her. Notable correspondents included August Derleth, Raymond East. F. Larsson, Robert F. Morneau, and Regina Siegfried.
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Religion
Catholic Church