▁country w omen . ▁They ▁remained ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁ 1 0 ▁years , ▁founded ▁two ▁private ▁schools , ▁and ▁the ▁order ▁grew ▁to ▁ 1 9 ▁women . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 3 , ▁a ▁visit ing ▁Bishop , ▁Math ias ▁Lor as , ▁who ▁was ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁Baltimore ▁asked ▁the ▁sister s ▁to ▁come ▁and ▁help ▁him ▁establish ▁schools ▁in ▁Dub u que , ▁Iowa , ▁for ▁Native ▁Americans . ▁In ▁June , ▁ 1 8 4 3 , ▁five ▁sister s — P atrice ▁Can iff , ▁Elizabeth ▁Kelly , ▁Margaret ▁Mann , ▁Francis ▁O ' Re illy , ▁and ▁Joseph ▁O ' Re illy — ac comp an ied ▁by ▁Bishop ▁Lor as ▁and ▁the ▁newly ▁appointed ▁bishop ▁of ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁Peter ▁Richard ▁Ken rick , ▁left ▁by ▁train ▁heading ▁west . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁month , ▁travel ing ▁by ▁canal ▁and ▁rail , ▁they ▁arrived ▁in ▁Iowa , ▁" be coming ▁the ▁first ▁religious ▁con greg ation ▁in ▁the ▁Iowa ▁Territ ory ". ▁Though ▁teaching ▁among ▁the ▁native ▁tribes ▁never ▁material ized , ▁the ▁women ▁had ▁established ▁a ▁school ▁for ▁sett lers ' ▁children , ▁called ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁Academy ▁by ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁July . ▁By ▁September ▁ 1 8 4 3 , ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁sister s ▁head ed ▁west , ▁bringing ▁their ▁piano ▁and ▁arrived ▁in ▁October . ▁A ▁few ▁months ▁later , ▁in ▁May , ▁ 1 8 4 4 , ▁Know