A History of the Episcopal Church (Third Revised Edition). Robert W. Prichard

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      The suppression of monastic orders during the Reformation eliminated the major official church roles played by women in the late medieval church. With the notable exception of female monarchs, women had little influence over the governance or liturgical leadership of the Church of England. They could serve neither as clergy nor as members of the vestry. There were, however, a variety of indirect ways in which women influenced the shape of colonial religious life.

      Women and men contributed to the growth of the Church of England in the American colonies in the first half of the eighteenth century in both numbers and influence. The pace of growth would not continue uninterrupted throughout the century, however. Two important events—the Great Awakening and the American Revolution—would soon leave lasting marks on the denomination.

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