Women's Studies in Religion Program
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Staff list and contact information for the Women's Studies in Religion Program at Harvard Divinity School.
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Strong Foundations, Forward Thinking
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The Women’s Studies in Religion Program continues to bring forth new research in the study of religion and gender while building a scholarly community that crosses generations, contexts, and continents.
Faith and Women’s Rights: The Role of Religion
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The Harvard Center for African Studies hosted the Folorunso Alakija Distinguished Lecture on Religion and Public Life in Africa, titled "Faith and Women’s Rights: The Role of Religion," on December 1, 2021. The event was moderated by Leila Ahmed, Victor S...
Graduate Profile: Lorenny Diaz, MTS '25
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“I will be starting my PhD in Religion at Harvard University this fall! I hope to continue researching the representation of women in early Christian material culture and literature alongside the intersection of religion and media.”
Constance Buchanan, Former Director of HDS’s Women’s Studies in Religion Program, Passes Away
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Constance Buchanan, a former director of the Women’s Studies in Religion Program at Harvard Divinity School who developed the program into a permanent part of the School and University, died September 16, 2020. She was 73. A faculty member and associate...
At Harvard Divinity’s Women’s Studies in Religion Program, Scholars Produce Generations of Knowledge
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WSRP research associates create and contribute to stories of women and religion that have often been overlooked On the periphery of the Harvard campus lies the Carriage House, a place that pulses with rigorous scholarship and robust personal and academic...
WSRP Announces 2025–26 Research Associates
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The Women’s Studies in Religion Program at Harvard Divinity School is pleased to announce the appointment of the 2025-26 research associates and visiting faculty.
Ann D. Braude
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- AB, Vassar College
- MA, University of Chicago
- PhD, Yale University
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Ann Braude serves as the director of the Women's Studies in Religion Program and as Senior Lecturer on American Religious History at Harvard Divinity School. She joined the...
Religion and the Gender Revolution
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The Past, Present, and Future of the Women's Studies in Religion Program The history of women at Harvard Divinity School is relatively brief, but the Women's Studies in Religion Program (WSRP)—founded in 1973—has ensured that the roles of women and gender...
A Short Half-Century: Fifty Years of Women at Harvard Divinity School
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The HDS community began its 2005-06 academic year on Monday, September 19, with a Convocation address by Ann Braude, director of the Women's Studies in Religion Program and Senior Lecturer in American Religious History, at Sanders Theatre in Memorial Hall...
Remembering Kate Holbrook, HDS Grad and Influential Latter-day Saint Historian
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Kate Holbrook, a graduate of Harvard Divinity School and a scholar hailed as a “champion of Latter-day Saint women’s history,” passed away at age 50 on August 20, 2022. She leaves behind a rich legacy of scholarship, compassion, and religious devotion...