The Privilege of Poverty MEMOIRS and the ecological impact of

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Drawing on years of fieldwork

Taken between 1970 and 2012

Southern Regional Education Board

and progressive

The Privilege of Poverty MEMOIRS and the ecological impact ofEarly in the thirteenth century a young woman named Clare was so moved by the teachings of Francis of Assisi that she renounced her possessions, vowing to live a life of radical poverty. Today Clare is remembered for her relationship with Francis, but her own dedication to poverty and her struggle to gain papal approval for a Franciscan Rule for women is a fascinating story that has not received the attention it deserves. In The Privilege of Poverty,