▁S . P ., ▁( J uly ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁– ▁November ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 ) ▁was ▁the ▁Super ior ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Sister s ▁of ▁Prov idence ▁of ▁Saint ▁Mary - of - the - W ood s , ▁Indiana ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 8 - 1 9 5 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Sac red ▁Cong reg ation ▁of ▁Relig ious ▁in ▁Rome ▁to ▁serve ▁on ▁an ▁International ▁Commission ▁of ▁ 4 0 ▁superior ▁gener als . ▁She ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁superior ▁gener als ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁serve ▁on ▁this ▁Commission . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁She ▁was ▁born ▁Hel ena ▁Ag nes ▁Fran ey ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁in ▁G ales burg , ▁Illinois , ▁to ▁Michael ▁D . ▁and ▁Margaret ▁( Con n erton ) ▁Fran ey . ▁Hel ena ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁six ▁children . ▁Because ▁of ▁Michael ' s ▁occupation ▁as ▁super int endent ▁of ▁work sh ops ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago , ▁Bur ling ton ▁and ▁Qu in cy ▁Rail road , ▁the ▁family ▁moved ▁often . ▁They ▁spent ▁some ▁time ▁in ▁Jackson , ▁Michigan , ▁moved ▁to ▁Columb us , ▁Ohio , ▁and ▁settled ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁in ▁El kh art , ▁Indiana . ▁She ▁attended ▁Ed in bor o ▁State ▁Normal ▁School ▁in ▁Ed in bor o , ▁Pennsylvania ▁before ▁the ▁family ▁sent ▁Hel