The "Boys of Maryknoll"
Men played an important role at Maryknoll from the start. In 1911, several men joined the community as part of the The Field Afar staff. The Church officially recognized the Maryknoll Sisters as a religious community on February 14, 1920. A 1905 graduate of Smith College, Mollie Rogers, led the community under the name Aimaboy. The following year, brothers began to go abroad to join missions in China and Hong Kong. A Motherhouse was started in 1927 and (unlike the seminary building) completed within a decade.
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