Mother Gertrude Clare Owens, S.P., (March 26, 1887 – November 18, 1963) was the Superior General of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, from 1954 to 1960.

Genevieve was drawn to nursing and initially considered joining the Sisters of St. Joseph, who had a history of hospital ministry.

[3] In this role, she completed the building of Marian Cottage, a shrine to Our Lady of Fatima dedicated to prior general superior Mother Marie Helene Franey, the expansion of Immaculata Junior College and High School in Washington, D.C., and an expansion of Schulte High School in Terre Haute, Indiana.

A portion of the fourth floor was in use as a convalescent area for tubercular patients but was no longer needed for that purpose, as the spread of tuberculosis had been halted by preventive medicines and more knowledge of treatment options.

[1] In accordance with her years spent leading meditations for postulants and novices, Owens laid the cornerstone for a new novitiate building on July 25, 1959.