Chicago Women-Church records, 1993-2003.
- Collection ID WLA1998.33
- Creator Names Chicago Women-Church.
- Title Chicago Women-Church records, 1993-2003.
- Physical description .5 linear feet.
- Collection arrangement Given the limited amount of material, no series are outlined. The materials have been organized according to their provenance.
- Biographical or Historical Note Feminist faith community. Chicago Women-Church (CWC) began in the mid-1990s as a splinter organization from Chicago Catholic Women. The mission statement of CWC, written in 1994 and reported on the CWC web site thereafter identifies CWC as an egalitarian faith community. CWC is a member of Women-Church Convergence and CWC members attend the national meetings. Of the many ritual-based activities of CWC, perhaps most famously, in May 1996 CWC carried out an Ordination Ritual and Protest in front of Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago to promote the ordination of women.
- Collection summary The papers of Chicago Women-Church span the years 1993-2003 and document the creation of CWC as a faith community. There is a mission statement of around 1994 and a new mission statement of 2000. Correspondence with various organizations and many liturgies/rituals from the twice monthly meetings are included. A major activity in 1996 was the ordination ritual/protest.
- Access and usage restrictions Some restrictions may apply.
- Finding Aids Note Finding aid available in repository; folder level.
- Location of Other Archival Materials Note See Also: Chicago Catholic Women records and the Women-Church Convergence records, at Women and Leadership Archives, Loyola University Chicago.
- Names
- Chicago Women-Church Archives.
- Loyola University of Chicago. Women and Leadership Archives.
- Subjects
- Women in the Catholic Church Ilinois Chicago.
- Ordination of women Illinois Chicago.