Here are the stories of twelve women–Sophia Fahs, Hulda Niebuhr, Nelle Morton, Rachel Henderlite, Iris Cully, Norma Thompson, Olivia Pearl Stokes, Sara Little, Dorothy Jean Furnish, Freda Gardner, Letty Russell, and Maria Harris–all religious educators, all who transformed the field of religious education, some long before the contemporary feminist movement. Though the women represent different times, interests, and approaches to the discipline, they all shared a commitment to creative and enthusiastic religious education.
Barbara Anne Keely is Associate Professor of Christian Education and Congregational Spirituality and Director of Masters Studies at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities in New Brighton, Minnesota. She is also a Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
