"If women had a little more ingenuity
it would be well for them. There is not a college now closed to us, nor
a professional school that would not open with a wedge of gold. If we
had given to women's cause all we have given to theological seminaries
[for men only then, of course] there would not be a shut-up college in
America today. Rich women must pry open for us these barred entrances
to liberty, as Miss Garrett did, when she with such a single purpose set
herself to found, in connection with Johns Hopkins University, a medical
college which should be open to women. There is not today a barrier in
Church and State that would not melt at the high temperature of molten
gold."
—Frances Willard
President, Women's Christian Temperance Union
FUNDING FOR THE FUTURE
In order to ensure that the scholarship fostered by the Program will
continue, the Divinity School has launched a campaign to raise $5 million
to permanently endow the program. The response to this need has been heartening.
Hundreds of individuals and foundations have already contributed over
half of the goal. This includes a generous challenge grant from the Ford
Foundation.
An important component of this funding effort is to endow one of the
five scholars as a Scholar in Judaism.
We invite you to join the community of women funding the original research
by scholars in the WSRP. To learn how, click on "How to Help".
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