Ruth Fitzpatrick

Ruth Louise Fitzpatrick (née McDonough; March 10, 1933 – June 15, 2023) was a leader in the Women’s Ordination Conference, a group which has advocated for the ordination of women as priests in the Catholic Church. She became the conference's national coordinator in 1977 and served in that role from 1977 to 1978 and then returned to that role for a decade starting in 1985.[1][2]

References
  1. Sandomir, Richard (July 11, 2023). "Ruth Fitzpatrick, Crusader for Letting Women Be Priests, Dies at 90" – via NYTimes.com.
  2. "Ruth Fitzpatrick, who fought to ordain female priests, dies at 90". Retrieved 2023-08-07.

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