Presbyterian Women in America: Two Centuries of a Quest for StatusThis second edition traces women's affilation with Presbyterianism in the United States for more than two centuries--from 1789 when women were silent in the church to the present, where women serve equally in the pulpits, sessions, and courts of the church. |
Contents
Carrying on this Great | 15 |
A Vital Asset in NationBuilding | 35 |
Ongoing Processes | 59 |
Copyright | |
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Presbyterian Women in America: Two Centuries of a Quest for Status Lois A. Boyd,R. Douglas Brackenridge No preview available - 1996 |
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