Liberating the Ladies’ Aid: Public Lecture with Dr. Margaret Bendroth

Why did women’s ordination take so long to achieve? And how did churchwomen push for change before the advent of Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem? On Thursday, April 8, Dr. Margaret Bendroth will discuss the complicated search for ‘women’s role’ in mainline churches in the crucially important years leading up to second-wave feminism. Dr. Bendroth is a Visiting Researcher with the CGCM and the former executive director of the Congregational Library and Archive.

The event will take place at 3:30pm, and it is free and open to the public. Email mcrago@bu.edu to request the Zoom link. Download the event flier here.

Update:

Watch the recorded lecture here.