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Joan M. Martin
Joan M. Martin is a Protestant feminist theologian. Martin has been politically active with a number of different feminist causes and is notable for her 1978 congressional testimony on behalf of the Equal Rights Amendment. Equal Rights Amendment Martin was a member of the Religious Committee for the ERA. Numerous Catholic nuns also belonged to this organization including Sister Mary Luke Tobin. Many women from this organization worked with the National Coalition of American Nuns and National Assembly of Women Religious. The Religious Committee for the ERA was also known as the National Religious Committee for the ERA and worked alongside People of Faith for ERA. Martin was part of a group of faith-based feminists, including Sonia Johnson from Mormons for ERA, who testified in Congress in support of the ERA in August 1978. Johnson noted in her book, From Housewife to Heretic, Martin was an impressive speaker who "...had immense dignity and presence, and was splendid under int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Reverend
The Reverend is an style (manner of address), honorific style most often placed before the names of Christian clergy and Minister of religion, ministers. There are sometimes differences in the way the style is used in different countries and church traditions. ''The Reverend'' is correctly called a ''style'' but is often and in some dictionaries called a title, form of address, or title of respect. The style is also sometimes used by leaders in other religions such as Judaism and Buddhism. The term is an anglicisation of the Latin ''reverendus'', the style originally used in Latin documents in medieval Europe. It is the gerundive or future passive participle of the verb ''revereri'' ("to respect; to revere"), meaning "[one who is] to be revered/must be respected". ''The Reverend'' is therefore equivalent to ''The Honourable'' or ''The Venerable''. It is paired with a modifier or noun for some offices in some religious traditions: Lutheran archbishops, Anglican archbishops, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Coalition Of American Nuns
The National Coalition of American Nuns (NCAN) was founded in 1969 by Margaret Traxler and Audrey Kopp. The organization is known for its advocacy for women's rights, support for the Equal Rights Amendment, opposition to the Catholic Church hierarchy, including Pope Francis, as well as its positions on abortion, LGBT rights, and women's ordination. History NCAN was founded by Margaret Traxler in 1969. In 1963, Margaret Traxler joined a group of priests and sisters marching for civil rights in Selma, Alabama. This led to her involvement with the National Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice, and thus her creation of the NCAN. At the height of their membership in the early 1970s, NCAN had roughly eighteen hundred members. Women's ordination The NCAN has long advanced the idea that women should be fully welcomed into the church including the priesthood. In 1972, the organization published a “Declaration of Independence for Women,” a document which outlined a five-year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Rights Activists
This article is a list of notable women's rights activists, arranged alphabetically by modern country names and by the names of the persons listed. Afghanistan * Amina Azimi – disabled women's rights advocate * Hasina Jalal – women's empowerment activist * Quhramaana Kakar – Senior Strategic Advisor for Conciliation Resources *Masuada Karokhi (born 1962) – Member of Parliament and women’s rights campaigner Albania *Parashqevi Qiriazi (1880–1970) – teacher *Sevasti Qiriazi (1871–1949) – pioneer of female education *Urani Rumbo (1895–1936) – feminist, teacher, and playwright Algeria * Aïcha Lemsine (born 1942) – French-language writer and women's rights activist * Ahlam Mosteghanemi (born 1953) – writer and sociologist Arabia *Muhammad ibn Abdullah (570–632) – Founder of Sunni Islam and established women's rights of equality before God. This allowed women the ability to provide religious council and scholarship in Islam including the education and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feminists
Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism incorporates the position that society prioritizes the male point of view and that women are treated unjustly in these societies. Efforts to change this include fighting against gender stereotypes and improving educational, professional, and interpersonal opportunities and outcomes for women. Feminist movements have campaigned and continue to campaign for women's rights, including the right to vote, run for public office, work, earn equal pay, own property, receive education, enter contracts, have equal rights within marriage, and maternity leave. Feminists have also worked to ensure access to contraception, legal abortions, and social integration and to protect women and girls from rape, sexual harassment, and domestic violence. Changes in female dress standards and acceptable physical activities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Equal Rights Amendment Activists
Equal(s) may refer to: Mathematics * Equality (mathematics). * Equals sign (=), a mathematical symbol used to indicate equality. Arts and entertainment * ''Equals'' (film), a 2015 American science fiction film * ''Equals'' (game), a board game * The Equals, a British pop group formed in 1965 * "Equal", a 2016 song by Chrisette Michele from ''Milestone'' * "Equal", a 2022 song by Odesza featuring Låpsley from '' The Last Goodbye'' * "Equals", a 2009 song by Set Your Goals from ''This Will Be the Death of Us'' * ''Equal'' (TV series), a 2020 American docuseries on HBO * ''='' (album), a 2021 album by Ed Sheeran * "=", a 2022 song by J-Hope from ''Jack in the Box'' Other uses * Equal (sweetener), a brand of artificial sweetener. * EQUAL Community Initiative, an initiative within the European Social Fund of the European Union. See also * Equality (other) * Equalizer (other) * Equalization (other) Equalization may refer to: Science and technology * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjorie Tuite
Marjorie Tuite, OP (October 15, 1922 – June 28, 1986)Obituary upi.com. June 30, 1986. was a progressive activist on issues related to the Church and the larger world, such as racism, poverty, war and the ordination of women. Biography Early life and education She was born and raised in New York City and joined the Dominican Sisters of St Mary of the Springs Order (today Dominican Sisters of Peace) in 1942. She had an undergraduate degree from |
Margaret Traxler
Margaret Ellen Traxler, SSND, (March 11, 1924 – February 12, 2002) was a prominent American Religious Sister with the School Sisters of Notre Dame and a prominent women's rights activist. She was also a leader in developing institutions to help poor women in the city of Chicago. Biography Early life Traxler was born in 1924 in Henderson, Minnesota, the daughter of a country doctor and a nurse. The fourth of five girls in the family, she was known affectionately as Peggy and was a lively girl who enjoyed the debate team at school and played the trumpet in the school band. Hosted by Sturdy Roots as "The Church, Abortion, and Sister Margaret Ellen Traxler" Traxler entered the novitiate of the School Sisters of Notre Dame in 1942, after completing high school, and the following year was given the habit of the School Sisters and the religious name of Sister Mary Peter, the name she used for some 20 years. She earned a Bachelor's degree in English from the College of St. Catherin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donna Quinn
Donna Quinn was a Catholic nun and a lifelong feminist activist who was known for her involvement with the National Coalition of American Nuns and association with Women-Church Convergence (W-CC). Catholic Statement on Pluralism and Abortion In 1984 Donna Quinn was one of the Catholic nuns who signed on to the Catholic Statement on Pluralism and Abortion. Maureen Fielder, Barbara Ferraro and Patricia Hussey also signed this statement. The backlash against the nuns for signing this statement was swift and they received significant pressure from the Vatican. In a December 1984 statement, the group pushed back against the leadership of the Catholic church saying, "We believe that this Vatican action is a cause for scandal to Catholics everywhere. It seeks to stifle freedom of speech and public discussion in the Roman Catholic Church." That year Quinn appeared on The Phil Donahue Show. Long after she signed the 1984 statement, Quinn continued to advocate for women's right to abor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maureen Fiedler
Maureen Fiedler, SL is an American progressive activist, radio host, and a member of the Sisters of Loretto. She has a long history working with interfaith coalitions on a variety of issues including: social justice, peace, anti-racism work, gender equality, human rights and female ordination in the Catholic Church. She holds a doctorate in Government from Georgetown University. She is the executive producer and host of the radio show '' Interfaith Voices'', which she originated. Political work Fiedler finished a doctoral dissertation in 1976 titled "Sex and Political Participation in the United States: A Comparative Analysis of Masses and Elites" which was published by Georgetown University in 1977. In the 1980s, Fiedler was active in movements for peace in Central America, especially in Nicaragua and El Salvador. In the 1990s, she was active in movements to reform the Catholic Church, both in the United States and internationally. A Catholic Statement on Pluralism and Abortio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Farians
Elizabeth Farians (10 April 1923 – 21 October 2013) was an American religious studies scholar and feminist. She was an early member the National Organization for Women, National Organization of Women and is considered the first Catholic feminist to organize public protests and for over forty years she led a public fight against discrimination in religion. Farians was an activist for animal rights and veganism. Teaching career Elizabeth Farians, also known as Betty, taught in K-12 schools as well as at the university level. In the 1940s, she was a physical education teacher at Our Lady of Angels High School in the city of St. Bernard, Ohio. She also taught P.E. in Terre Haute, Indiana and at Loyola University Chicago, Loyola University in Chicago. In 1970, while working at Loyola University, she testified in front of Congress in support of the Equal Rights Amendment. Farians was still teaching as late as 2008 when she taught a course on theology and animals at Xavier Universit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mormons For ERA
Mormons for ERA was a feminist organization that lobbied on behalf of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in the 1970s and 1980s. The group was led by Sonia Johnson. History of the organization The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) opposed the ERA, starting in 1976. After the church came out in opposition of the amendment, a group of women members of the LDS Church founded Mormons for ERA in the late 1970s. Marilyn Warenski's book ''Patriarchs and Politics'' has been created with building enthusiasm for this feminist group. Mormons for ERA was based in Sterling, Virginia under the leadership of Sonia Johnson. Johnson was excommunicated from the LDS Church in 1979 by her bishop, Jeffrey Willis, for her support for the ERA. She served as the first president of this organization when she was elected in 1980. Three other women co-founded the group, including Teddie Wood, a fifth generation church member. Other leaders of the organization included Hazel Davis R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonia Johnson
Sonia Ann Johnson, (''née'' Harris; born February 27, 1936) is an American feminist activist and writer. She was an outspoken supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and in the late 1970s was publicly critical of the position of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), of which she was a member, against the proposed amendment. She was eventually excommunicated from the church for her activities. She went on to publish several radical feminist books, ran for president in 1984, and become a popular feminist speaker. Early life, education, and family Sonia Ann Harris, born in Malad, Idaho, was a fifth-generation Mormon. She attended Utah State University and married Rick Johnson following graduation. She earned a master's degree and a Doctor of Education from Rutgers College. She was employed as a part-time teacher of English in universities both in the United States and abroad, following her husband to new places of employment. She had four children dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
