Home›Sources›Women Ministers, 1955 to 1966, and Margaret Towner (The Presbyterian Outlook)SourcesWomen Ministers, 1955 to 1966, and Margaret Towner (The Presbyterian Outlook)The Presbyterian Outlook, 2006Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Women Ministers, 1955 to 1966, and Margaret Towner (The Presbyterian Outlook)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/presbyterian-outlook-margaret-towner.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Women Ministers, 1955 to 1966, and Margaret Towner (The Presbyterian Outlook). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/presbyterian-outlook-margaret-townerCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-women-ministers-1955-to-1966-and-margare, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Women Ministers, 1955 to 1966, and Margaret Towner (The Presbyterian Outlook)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/presbyterian-outlook-margaret-towner}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe Presbyterian Outlook, an independent Presbyterian news publication, on the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America's October 1955 General Assembly vote to ordain women to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament, and the 1956 ordination of Margaret Towner by the Cayuga-Syracuse Presbytery in New York, its first woman minister; and on the Presbyterian Church in the United States (the southern body) reaching the same decision in 1964, with Rachel Henderlite ordained by Hanover Presbytery in Virginia in 1965.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (14 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2An independent, long-running Presbyterian denominational news publication, not an academic or peer-reviewed source, but its dates are corroborated against Peace River Presbytery's own published history and the general timeline of women's ordination in the United States before citing. It replaces an earlier citation to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s own history page, which covers the church's 1861 and 1983 division and reunion but does not itself discuss ordination dates.NotesWell-attestedCited for the 1955 vote and 1956 Margaret Towner ordination (northern PCUSA stream) and the 1964 vote and 1965 Rachel Henderlite ordination (southern PCUS stream), both predecessor bodies of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).CitationPublisherWell-attestedThe Presbyterian OutlookPublication YearWell-attested2006URLWell-attestedhttps://pres-outlook.org/2006/02/women-ministers-1955-1966-and-margaret-towner/Source TypeWell-attestednews featureCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithAmericas, Continents Well-attested This source names Americas directly: "The Presbyterian Outlook, an independent Presbyterian news publication, on the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America's October 1955 General Assembly vote to ordain women to the..."Source Women Ministers, 1955 to 1966, and Margaret Towner (The Presbyterian Outlook)tier 2New York, Cities Well-attested This source names New York directly: "by the Cayuga-Syracuse Presbytery in New York, its first woman minister; and on the Presbyterian Church in the United States (the southern body) reaching the same decision in 1964, with Rachel..."Source Women Ministers, 1955 to 1966, and Margaret Towner (The Presbyterian Outlook)tier 2Syracuse, Cities Well-attested This source names Syracuse directly: "of Margaret Towner by the Cayuga-Syracuse Presbytery in New York, its first woman minister; and on the Presbyterian Church in the United States (the southern body) reaching the same decision in..."Source Women Ministers, 1955 to 1966, and Margaret Towner (The Presbyterian Outlook)tier 2Claims Backed By This Source (14 claims)This source backs 14 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 10 claims: 7 well-attested, 3 holds.Denominations, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.Articles, 1 claims: 1 general references.Well-attested9DenominationsPresbyterian Church (U.S.A.)SourcesWomen Ministers, 1955 to 1966, and Margaret Towner (The Presbyterian Outlook)Holds3SourcesWomen Ministers, 1955 to 1966, and Margaret Towner (The Presbyterian Outlook)General References2ArticlesConfession Without a Single Creed: Presbyterian Governance and BeliefDenominationsPresbyterian Church (U.S.A.)Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year