Iowa Sisterhood
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The Iowa Sisterhood was a group of women ministers who organized eighteen Unitarian
societies in several Midwestern
states in the late 19th century and early 20th century. The Iowa Sisterhood was led primarily by Mary Augusta Safford. Other members included Eleanor Gordon, Eliza Wilkes, Martha Chapman Aitken, Mary Leggett Cooke, Caroline Bartlett Crane, Mary Graves, Marie Jenney Howe, Ida Hultin, Marion Murdoch, Anna Jane Norris, and Helen Grace Putnam.
Unitarianism
Unitarianism is a Christian theological movement, named for its understanding of God as one person, in direct contrast to Trinitarianism which defines God as three persons coexisting consubstantially as one in being....
societies in several Midwestern
Midwestern United States
The Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest....
states in the late 19th century and early 20th century. The Iowa Sisterhood was led primarily by Mary Augusta Safford. Other members included Eleanor Gordon, Eliza Wilkes, Martha Chapman Aitken, Mary Leggett Cooke, Caroline Bartlett Crane, Mary Graves, Marie Jenney Howe, Ida Hultin, Marion Murdoch, Anna Jane Norris, and Helen Grace Putnam.