Anne McGrew Bennett

Anne McGrew Bennett (November 24, 1903 – October 19, 1986) was an American writer and feminist. She was the first woman invited to give a commencement address at the Union Theological Seminary/

Anne McGrew Bennett
BornNovember 24, 1903 Edit this on Wikidata
Lincoln County Edit this on Wikidata
DiedOctober 19, 1986 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 82)
Claremont Edit this on Wikidata
Alma mater

Biography

Bennett was born in Lincoln County, Nebraska, to a family of Scotch-Irish homesteaders,[1] in a sod house.[2] She was raised a member of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), and religion played a large role in her life. After high school, she became a teacher in a rural school before taking a degree in elementary education from the University of Nebraska in 1928.

Three years later, she married John C. Bennett; in 1923 she received her MA in religious education[3] from Auburn Seminary.[1] John took teaching positions at various seminaries, and the couple moved back and forth between California and New York. Later in life Anne became a Congregationalist, and began to take an active role in a variety of committees and organizations; she also addressed issues of social justice.[3] Notably, she was a feminist, writing over 60 articles on feminist theology and serving as co-editor of the volume Women in a Strange Land.[2]

She also spoke for peace and against the Vietnam War;[1] she traveled to South Vietnam to discuss peace, and took letters to prisoners of war held in North Vietnam. She was the first woman invited to give a commencement address at the Union Theological Seminary; the school later awarded her its Union Medal for her service to the United Church of Christ. Bennett died in Claremont, California.[2] A collection of her papers is held by the Graduate Theological Union;[1][4] others are held by the Union Theological Seminary.[5]

References
  1. "Inventory of the Anne McGrew Bennett Collection, 1959-84". oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  2. "Anne Bennett, Christian Feminist Voice, Dies at 82". LA Times. 25 October 1986. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  3. Susan Hill Lindley; Eleanor J. Stebner (2008). The Westminster Handbook to Women in American Religious History. Westminster John Knox Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-664-22454-7.
  4. "Inventory of the Anne McGrew Bennett Collection, 1959-84". oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  5. "Anne McGrew Bennett Papers, 1969 - 1989" (PDF). Retrieved 23 August 2018.
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