Providence have been involved with School of the Americas Watch in protest of the training of mainly Latin American military officers by the United States Department of Defense, at the School of the Americas in Fort Benning, Georgia. Several Sisters of Providence have chosen to take direct action in protest, facing legal repercussions for crossing onto federal property at Fort Benning. For action in November 2001, Sister Kathleen Desautels was convicted of federal trespassing and served a six-month sentence at the Federal Prison Camp in Greenville, Illinois. Other sisters have been arrested and sentenced to house arrest, community service, and probation. Green projects The Sisters of Providence maintain a significant recycling program and use a sustainable irrigation system for their organic gardens and orchards. Sisters of Providence General superiors Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, congregation foundress and Roman Catholic saint; general superior 1840–1856 Mother Mary Cecilia Bailly, 1856–1868 Mother Anastasie Brown, 1868–1874 Mother Mary Ephrem Glenn, 1874–1883 Mother Euphrasie Hinkle, 1883–1889 Mother Mary Cleophas Foley, 1890–1926, inaugurated Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and mission in China Mother Mary Raphael Slattery, 1926–1938 Mother Mary Bernard Laughlin, 1938–1948 Mother Marie Helene Franey, 1948–1953 Mother Gertrude Clare Owens, 1954–1960 Mother Rose Angela Horan, 1960–1966 Mother Mary Pius Regnier, 1966–1976 Sister Loretta Schafer, 1976–1981 Sister Anne Doherty, 1981–1986 Sister Nancy Nolan, 1986–1996 Sister Diane Ris, 1996–2001 Sister Ann Margaret O'Hara, 2001–2006 Sister Denise Wilkinson, 2006–2016 Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, 2016- Other sisters Sister Judith Birgen, professor and Fulbright lecturer (Uganda, 2008) Sister Cecilia Clare Bocard, musician and composer for organ and piano Sister Barbara Doherty, educator and theologian, president of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College 1984–1998 Sister Jeanne Knoerle, author and educator, president of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College 1968–1983 Sister Irma Le Fer de la Motte (1816–1856), French-born sister, novice mistress Sister Ann Joseph Morris, keeper of the bees, 1871-1930 Sister Esther Newport, painter, art educator and founder of the Catholic Art Association Sister Edith Pfau, painter, sculptor and art educator Sister Alexa Suelzer, theologian, author and educator known for Old Testament criticism See also St. Elizabeth Church and School Footnotes References External links Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Providence Center White Violet Center for Eco-Justice Constitutions of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the Woods, Diocese of Vincennes, 1897 Religious organizations established in 1840 Catholic female orders and societies Catholic religious institutes established in the 19th century Religious museums in the United States Museums in Vigo County, Indiana Biographical