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STORE UPGRADE IN PROGRESS

Hello! Our Store is temporarily down and out while we correct errors and complete a major upgrade. If you need to place an order please email info@uuwr.org to make arrangements. Thanks for your patience.

 

Welcome! The Women and Religion Movement is alive and well in the 21st Century. A grassroots project started by lay leaders in the 1970s as an effort to promote examination of religious roots of sexism and patriarchy within the UUA and beyond, UU Women and Religion officially began as a task force following the unanimously-passed WOMEN AND RELIGION RESOLUTION at the 1977 UUA General Assembly. Although the Task Force was eventually sunsetted, the movement still exists in UU communities that hold Women & Religion programs and gatherings for those who identify as women. It exists at the UU General Assembly, where UUW&R brings our Store to the Exhibit Hall and occasionally hosts a gathering. And it lives in the hearts and lives of people who have been touched by the many changes inspired by this movement.

"We do not want a piece of the pie. It is still a patriarchal pie. We want to change the recipe!" -- Rosemary Matson

UU Women's Groups - Brief Herstory

In the fall of 2024 we presented information on North America based UU women's groups to a Tuesday Gathering of the International Convocation of UU Women (ICUUW). The presentation covers:

  • ICUUW
  • UUWR
  • UUWF
  • SisterSouurce
  • regional groups

Women's History (Month) Resources

In addition to the resources on this page, several UUs and UU organizations maintain collections of historical works:

Celebrating UU Women by Rev. Addae Kraba

Harvard Divinity School UU Women and Religion Archives

UU Studies Network Women’s History Archives

Women's History maintained by Jone Johnson Lewis and archives of Jone's herstorical writings at ThoughtCo

Dictionary of U & U History - Notable Women

Lucile's Red Notebook curated by Elizabeth Fisher

Margaret Fuller Bicentennial maintained by UUWR

Women Shaping UU History page on UUA.org

UU World article on UU herstorian Cynthia Grant Tucker

UU Women's Federation Archives and Herstories