SISTER PENELOPE lawson (1890-1977)

• Usual byline: “a religious of CSMV” [Community of St. Mary the Virgin]

• Born 20 Mar 1890, died 15 May 1977

• “her religious community’s policy until the mid-1960’s was not to use either first names or surnames on the works by any of their sisters, but to put on the title page merely the phrases “a member of” or “a religious of CSMV” (Community of St. Mary the Virgin).”

• Selected Writing and Secondary Resources