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Presbyterian women in America : two centuries of a quest for status

Title
Presbyterian women in America : two centuries of a quest for status / Lois A. Boyd and R. Douglas Brackenridge.
Author
Boyd, Lois A.
Publication
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1996.

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Additional Authors
  • Brackenridge, R. Douglas.
  • Presbyterian Historical Society.
Description
xii, 180 pages, 17 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 25 cm.
Series Statement
Contributions to the study of religion, 0196-7053 ; no. 46
Uniform Title
Contributions to the study of religion ; no. 46.
Subject
  • Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) > History > 19th century
  • Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) > History > 20th century
  • Women in the Presbyterian Church > United States > History
  • Presbyterian Church > United States > Membership
Note
  • "A publication of the Presbyterian Historical Society."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-171) and index.
Contents
1. Pious Females: Leading to the Church Woman's Decade, 1789-1880 -- 2. Woman's Boards: Developing a Bureaucracy, 1880-1958 -- 3. Advocates for Continuity and Change: Evolving Women's Organizations, 1958-1995 -- 4. Laywomen in Church Professions: Serving the Denomination, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries -- 5. Shall Women Speak? Questioning Women's Roles, 1789-1920 -- 6. Unrest in the Church: Securing Ordination Rights, 1920-1958 -- 7. Presbyterian Clergywomen: Entering a New Frontier, 1958-1995 -- Epilogue: Considering the Twenty-first Century.
ISBN
0313298416 (alk. paper)
LCCN
95050519
OCLC
ocm33818972
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries