Our last post (for now) highlighting our virtual exhibit of the Archives of Women in Theological Scholarship focuses on the great feminist theologian, Phyllis Trible. From the exhibit: Phyllis Trible (1932- ). Originally from Virginia, Phyllis Trible earned a B.A. degree at Meredith College and then the Ph.D. from Union Seminary/Columbia University (1963) with an [...]
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Sophia Lyon Fahs (1876-1977), Trailblazer for Enlightened Childhood Religous Education
Our blog series highlighting the Archives of Women in Theological Scholarship virtual exhibit has come to Sophia Lyon Fahs. From the exhibit: Born to Presbyterian missionaries in China, Sophia Lyon’s family returned to America when she was a young girl. She graduated with a B.A. from Wooster College (1897), took the M.A. at Teachers College, [...]
Mary Ely Lyman (1887-1975), first of two female Union faculty members.
This post on May Ely Lyman continues our highlighting of The Burke Library’s virtual exhibit of materials from the Archives of Women in Theological Scholarship (AWTS). We maintain these archives “to collect, process and preserve the papers of at least twenty prominent women in theological scholarship and religious studies who have gained prominence since the [...]
Emilie Grace Briggs (1867-1944), First Woman Graduate of Union – Her Unpublished Masterpiece and Snubbed Doctorate
This is the first in a series of posts highlighting Burke’s virtual exhibit of materials from our Archives of Women in Theological Scholarship. We begin with the first female graduate of Union Theological Seminary, Emilie Grace Briggs, B.D.(1867-1944). Despite being at the top of her class, she was forbidden from appearing in the graduation photograph [...]