'Philadelphia Eleven' Members, Author To Speak – Brevard NC

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College Walk and Highland Books will host a book signing and discussion by the Rev. Carter Heyward, Dr. Darlene O’Dell, and College Walk resident the Rev. Alison Cheek Thursday, July 3, at 7 p.m. The event will be held at College Walk.

Seabury Books has just released the books “The Story of the Philadelphia Eleven,” written by O’Dell, and “The Spirit of the Lord Is Upon Me: The Writings of Suzanne Hiatt,” co-edited by Heyward and Janine Lehane.

The Philadelphia Eleven were the first women ordained by the Episcopal Church. The ordinations occurred without the approval of the church hierarchy and created a media firestorm that began just before the ordinations in 1974 and lasted until the General Convention met in 1976. Cheek, Hiatt, and Heyward were three of the 11 women ordained on a “blistering” hot day in the Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia. Cheek was later named one of Time’s women of the year. Heyward was featured on the cover of Ms. magazine. Over the course of the two years, the coverage around the events appeared in major newspapers and on the nightly news shows. Both women appeared together on The Phil Donahue Show.

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http://www.transylvaniatimes.com/story/2014/06/30/arts-and-entertainment/philadelphia-eleven-members-author-to-speak-brevard-nc/18526.html