The Religious History of American Women

More than a generation after the rise of women’s history alongside the feminist movement it is still difficult observes Catherine Brekus to locate women in histories of American religion. Mary Dyer a Quaker who was hanged for heresy; Lizzie Robinson a former slave and laundress who sold Bibles door to door; Sally Priesand a Reform rabbi; Estela Ruiz who saw a vision of the Virgin Mary — how do these women’s stories change our understanding of American religious history and American women’s history?<br/><br/>In this provocative collection of twelve essays contributors explore how considering the religious history of American women can transform our dominant historical narratives. Covering a variety of topics — including Mormonism the women’s rights movement Judaism witchcraft trials the civil rights movement Catholicism everyday religious life Puritanism African American women’s activism and the Enlightenment — the volume enhances our understanding of both religious history and women’s history. Taken together these essays sound the call for a new more inclusive history.<br/><br/><br/><br/>Contributors:<br/>Ann Braude Harvard Divinity School<br/>Catherine A. Brekus University of Chicago Divinity School<br/>Anthea D. Butler University of Rochester<br/>Emily Clark Tulane University<br/>Kathleen Sprows Cummings University of Notre Dame<br/>Amy Koehlinger Florida State University<br/>Janet Moore Lindman Rowan University<br/>Susanna Morrill Lewis and Clark College<br/>Kristy Nabhan-Warren Augustana College<br/>Pamela S. Nadell American University<br/>Elizabeth Reis University of Oregon<br/>Marilyn J. Westerkamp University of California Santa Cruz