▁the ▁V at ican . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁the ▁sister s ▁requested ▁that ▁Clar ke ▁be ▁designated ▁the ▁Super ior ▁General ▁for ▁her ▁lifetime . ▁The ▁V at ican ▁de ferred ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Dub u que , ▁who ▁gave ▁his ▁appro val . ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁on ▁ 4 ▁December ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁Clar ke ▁died ▁after ▁a ▁brief ▁ill ness ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁Mount ▁Car mel ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Dub u que , ▁Iowa . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁that ▁she ▁died , ▁Clar ke ▁and ▁the ▁order ▁she ▁had ▁established ▁had ▁founded ▁schools ▁in ▁ 2 3 ▁towns ▁in ▁Iowa , ▁in ▁Wisconsin , ▁Chicago , ▁W ich ita ▁and ▁as ▁far ▁west ▁as ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁The ▁order ▁had ▁grown ▁from ▁five ▁initial ▁members ▁to ▁ 4 4 9 ▁con greg ants . ▁She ▁was ▁post hum ously ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Iowa ▁Women ' s ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 0 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 8 7 ▁death s ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁Irish ▁people ▁Category : I r ish ▁n uns ▁Category : I r ish ▁educ ators ▁Category : Found ers ▁of ▁Catholic ▁religious ▁communities ▁Category : I r ish ▁em igr ants ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁( before ▁ 1 9 2 3 ) ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Dublin ▁( city )