ATSS: Laura Wibberding, “Adventist Women, Gendered Pay, & Church Loyalty”
24 May 2023 |
Fifty years ago, Merikay Silver sued the Pacific Press Publishing Association over their gender-based wage scale. Although the move was unpopular with Adventist leaders, women who worked for the church secretly cheered her on, and she was a hero in my liberal Adventist home.
However, some 80 years before that, Jenny Ireland, another Adventist woman I admire very much, went into a California courtroom and defended the church. The investigation in 1888 was over the wage scale, particularly the charge that the Press underpaid women.
Was one woman right, and the other wrong? And if so, which one? This presentation will tell the story of the 1888 investigation, and consider how Adventist women, when confronted with unfair systems, decide when to support the church and when to challenge it.
Teacher:
Laura Wibberding is Assistant Professor of Theology, History, and Psych/Social Work at Pacific Union College.
Moderator:
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The class is intended to last about 2 hours, though the conversation often continues to 4 PM (Eastern time).
About our class:
- The AT Sabbath Seminar is intended to be a courteous forum. We discuss and ask questions politely. We don’t accuse, get angry, put people down, or judge the state of their salvation.
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We look forward to getting acquainted with you!
Coming up:
- Bryan Ness
- Reinder Bruinsma
- Austin Archer
- Jody Washburn
- Laura Wibberding
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