Frontispiece of the manual entitled "Société des Enfants de Marie of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame in Saint-Roch"

Many social and religious student associations were organized at the end of the 19th century. Les Enfants de Marie or the Children of Mary, an association started in France, enabled young women to experience community life in their school environment. They became involved, organized meetings, performed good deeds and learned how to live more deeply the presence of God.