| Sumario: | Diocesan newspapers such as the Catholic Transcript, the official paper of the Diocese of Hartford, Connecticut, offer a window into the daily activities of laywomen in the 1920s. Through a variety of forms of acknowledgement showcased in the paper, laywomen shared and applauded the labor they performed to sustain the Catholic social calendar, a cyclical series of events and projects crucial to the health of the diocese. While these acknowledgements showcase forms of service to the Church expected of laywomen, they also celebrate the labor women undertook for themselves to build their own organizations, provide themselves with leisure time, and carve out space for women's leadership in an era of diminished lay autonomy.
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