Presents the stories of sixteen prominent female religious leaders who actively fought to change society's views of women in religious realms, in a collection of narratives that includes profiles of Ms. co-founder Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Goddess movement leader Carol P. Christ, and Muslim feminist theologian Riffat Hassan.

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Examines the role of women in various religious traditions throughout the history of the United States, discussing their efforts to gain positions of religious leadership

Traces the development of Spiritualism during the nineteenth century, and explains how leading Spiritualists became involved in the women's rights movement