Tie Thy Own Shoes

None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. We got here because somebody - a parent, a teacher, an Ivy League crony or a few nuns - bent down and helped us pick up our boots.

Thurgood Marshall

Curiosity about the details of what nuns wear led me to this Chrisitan Faith Guide’s article “What do nuns wear? (meaning and symbolism of what nuns wear) ” which gives an overview of each piece of garment (wimple is a fun word to say). The article, “The Art Of Getting Dressed: A Glimpse Into The Daily Rituals Of Nuns ”, from the fashion style site Shun Vogue , goes into more detail about the ritual and process nuns take when getting dressed. Though I was unable to find out how long it takes, I’m now more curious what shortcuts a nun rushed for time would use.

About the author

Thoroughgood “Thurgood” Marshall : (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) was an American civil rights lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1967 until 1991. He was the Supreme Court’s first African-American justice. Prior to his judicial service, he was an attorney who fought for civil rights, leading the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Marshall was a prominent figure in the movement to end racial segregation in American public schools. He won 29 of the 32 civil rights cases he argued before the Supreme Court, culminating in the Court’s landmark 1954 decision in Brown v. Board of Education, which rejected the separate but equal doctrine and held segregation in public education to be unconstitutional. President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Marshall to the Supreme Court in 1967. A staunch liberal, he frequently dissented as the Court became increasingly conservative.