The subject of women in religion goes back even before the Civil War. Women were promoting the cause of equality within the church. They argued for the admission of women in seminaries and into the ministry. Particularly, a woman named Anna Howard Shaw was seen as a great preacher and fought to teach the message of God from the pulpit, though she was turned down many times. Even though she knew even as much as her male counterpart, she was forbidden to have her voice heard. (Carr, p. 10-12.)

One significant point in history to women is the Reformation. The Reformation brought about some changes in

the church’s way of viewing women. Reformation teachings of the “priesthood of all believers” made it very important for all Christians to be able to read the bible. Children were then required to go to school so they could lea

placed figures in the Christian churches. In the more traditional religions, women are having to fight a little harder for equality because these religions have been around so long. It may be more difficult for women to change the minds of the many men in charge. In more contemporary churches, women are even pastors or reverends. The church I attend has a woman pastor with very strong beliefs about the equality of all people regardless of gender or race. There are also many women in high offices within the church. Even though these women are in high offices, they receive some criticism from the community, but they have proven themselves to be as knowledgeable as their male counterparts. This is an example of women fighting for equality and overcoming the criticism. Last year on the Central Methodist College campus there was a female reverend who was very much respected and widely liked. These trends are ones that I believe will continue and even spread. I think that people are becoming more open minded to the fact that women do have brains and they do know a lot about different subjects and even have opinions about matters that are stereotypically male

Later in the twentieth century the movement for women regained stea

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