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On Nov. 11, Rev. Katharine Jefferts
Schori of the United States Episcopal Church spoke in front of an
audience of students and faculty. The event, which was the latest in the
year-long Women at Kenyon celebration, took place in the Gund Gallery
Community Foundation theater. Following an introduction by
Priest-in-charge of Harcourt Parish and College Chaplain Rachel Kessler
’04, Jefferts Schori took the stage to deliver a speech about women,
power, and the fight to be recognized.
Jefferts
Schori had particular insight into the struggles women in positions of
power face: when she was elected as Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal
Church in 2006, she was the first woman ever to serve as primate in the
worldwide Episcopal communion. During her tenure, she shepherded the
Episcopal church through a number of changes, one of which was the
acceptance of LGBTQ+ members into the church. Prior to her time as
bishop, Jefferts Schori taught subjects such as fishery, religious
studies and philosophy at Oregon State University, where she holds a
Ph.D. in oceanography.
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