Title
“We Are Laying Foundations” South Dakota’s First Ordained Women Congregational Ministers
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Winter 2016
Keywords
gender equality, religion, South Dakota, women clergy
Abstract
Mary Eveline Drake and Abi Louise Huntley hold the distinction of being the first women to receive Congregational Church ordination in South Dakota. In fact, the two were among the first ordained women in the nation in an era when such a possibility had barely entered the conscious mindset of general society. In late nineteenth-century Dakota, a convergence of context and circumstance lined up with the broader spirit of the times to place these two women on unprecedented ground. That they resolutely responded to the call and challenge of frontier life and ministry makes their story all the more resonant.
Publication Title
Great Plains Quarterly
Volume
36
Issue
1
First Page
31
Last Page
52
DOI of Published Version
10.1353/gpq.2016.0012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Recommended Citation
Lindell, Lisa, "“We Are Laying Foundations” South Dakota’s First Ordained Women Congregational Ministers" (2016). Hilton M. Briggs Library Faculty Publications. 36.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/library_pubs/36