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In many denominations of Christianity the ordination of women is a relatively recent phenomenon within the life of the Church. As opportunities for women have expanded in the last 50 years, those ordained women who broke new ground or took on roles not traditionally held by women in the Church have been and continue to be considered notable.
Early 19th century: In the United States, in contrast with almost every other organized denomination, the Society of Friends (Quakers) has allowed women to serve as ministers since the early 19th century. [2] [3] 1815: Clarissa Danforth was ordained in New England. She was the first woman ordained by the Free Will Baptist denomination.
Worldwide, 262 women [citation needed] have overseen a ministry of justice or analogous government agency [a] responsible for executing a country's legal system. [b] Of that number, 141 women have been in charge of ministries of justice or analogous agencies in Europe, 39 have been in North America, 27 women have been in Africa, 26 women have been in Asia, 18 women have been in South America ...
Worldwide, 173 women have overseen an interior ministry or analogous government agency [a] responsible for overseeing a country's public safety and other domestic affairs. [b] Of that number, 88 women have been in charge of interior ministries or analogous agencies in Europe, 29 women have been in Africa, 21 have been in North America, 15 women have been in Oceania, 12 women have been in Asia ...
Women were commissioned as deacons from 1935, and allowed to preach from 1949. In 1963 Mary Levison petitioned the General Assembly for ordination. Woman elders were introduced in 1966 and women ministers in 1968. The first female Moderator of the General Assembly was Dr Alison Elliot in 2004.
"A Woman at the Table - A Personal Reflection on Ten Years of Women as Priests". Ministry Today (29). Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Jan Fortune-Wood (2008). Stale Bread and Miracles: A Collection of micro fiction stories on the selection to the diaconate work as a woman priest. ISBN 1-905614-98-5.
That subcommittee and another that studied women in ministry presented reports to Koinonia members at an Oct. 22 meeting. Then, the 81 members at that meeting unanimously voted to leave the PCA ...
The following is a list of women who have been elected or appointed head of state or government of their respective countries since the interwar period (1918–1939). The first list includes female presidents who are heads of state and may also be heads of government, as well as female heads of government who are not concurrently head of state, such as prime ministers.