Background
Although known as an American, she was born in Southampton, England.
Although known as an American, she was born in Southampton, England.
Union Theological Seminary.
As a lay minister in the 1930s, she was preaching in Anglican churches and raising questions about the role of women in the church.
Beginning as a lecturer in 1940, she was a member of the Barnard College faculty for twenty years, retiring in the 1960s.