ðə fˈaɪv wˈɪmɪn, klˈɑːɹk, kˈæθɹɪn bˈaɪən, ɪlˈaɪzə kˈɛli, mˈɑːɹɡɹət mˈæn, ænd ɹˈoʊz oʊtˈuːl dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tʊ ˈɛmɪɡɹˌeɪt tə fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə tə tˈiːtʃ ðə tʃˈɪldɹən ʌv ˈaɪɹɪʃ ˈɪmɪɡɹənts.
The five women, Clarke, Catherine Byrne, Eliza Kelly, Margaret Mann, and Rose O'Toole decided to emigrate to Philadelphia to teach the children of Irish immigrants.