▁of ▁the ▁Sister s ▁of ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁de ▁Nam ur ▁who ▁sent ▁Par s ons ▁a ▁huge ▁number ▁of ▁her ▁manuscript s ▁and ▁invited ▁him ▁to ▁con ferences ▁and ▁intellectual ▁events ▁in ▁her ▁Catholic ▁Church . ▁Ne al ▁received ▁her ▁Ph D ▁from ▁Harvard ▁under ▁Par s ons ' s ▁super vision ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁and ▁she ▁would ▁eventually ▁become ▁professor ▁and ▁then ▁chair ▁of ▁soci ology ▁at ▁Em manuel ▁College ▁in ▁Boston . ▁She ▁was ▁very ▁enthus i astic ▁about ▁the ▁Second ▁V at ican ▁Council ▁and ▁became ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Sister s ▁Survey , ▁which ▁aim ed ▁at ▁impro ving ▁women ' s ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church . ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁of ▁R ies man ▁Par s ons ▁and ▁W inst on ▁White ▁cow rote ▁an ▁article , ▁" The ▁Link ▁Between ▁Character ▁and ▁Society ", ▁which ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁critical ▁discussion ▁of ▁David ▁R ies man ' s ▁The ▁L on ely ▁Crow d , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁published ▁a ▁de cade ▁earlier ▁and ▁had ▁turned ▁into ▁an ▁unexpected ▁best s eller , ▁ ▁reaching ▁ 1 ▁million ▁sold ▁copies ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁R ies man ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁academic ▁left , ▁influenced ▁by ▁Er ich ▁From m ▁and ▁the ▁Frankfurt ▁School . ▁In ▁reality , ▁R ies man ' s ▁book ▁was ▁an ▁academic ▁attempt ▁to ▁give ▁credit ▁to ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁" mass