Women in Early American Religion, 1600-1850 explores the first two centuries of America's religious history, examining the relationship between the socio-politi

Women in Early American Religion, 1600-1850 explores the first two centuries of America's religious history, examining the relationship between the socio-politi

In the middle of the Great Awakening, a group of religious radicals called Moravians came to North America from Germany to pursue ambitious missionary goals. Ho

More than a generation after the rise of women's history alongside the feminist movement, it is still difficult, observes Catherine Brekus, to locate women in h

Originally published in 1988. This study examines women religious in the American community in the first half of the nineteenth century. The primary aim of this