The victorian female civilising mission and women's aspirations towards priesthood in the Church of England
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3147822 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jenny Daggers (Liverpool Hope University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 651-670 |
| Publication date | 2001-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Women s History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-2025 • E-ISSN: 1747-583X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09612020100200298 |
| PMID | 19673157 |
| OpenAlex | W4252363859 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
This article analyses the effects of the Victorian female civilizing mission, with its central motif of spiritual womanhood, in shaping women's aspirations towards the Anglican priesthood during the twentieth century. The considerable development of nineteenth-century women's ex officio ministry is documented, and the ensuing clash in early twentieth-century male/clerical and female perspectives on women's appropriate role within church life is analysed. The article concludes with a brief discussion of the legacy of the Victorian civilising mission evident within the post-1960 Anglican debate over women's ordination
Christian ministry · Ordination · Political science · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Gender Studies · History · Law · Religion, Gender, and Enlightenment · Religion, Society, and Development
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |