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Dr. Georgia Elma Harkness (1891-1974) was the first woman to hold a full professorship in theology in a Protestant seminary in the United States. In 1939, she joined the faculty of Garrett Biblical Institute (now known as Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary) as Professor of Applied Theology after previously serving on the faculties of Elmira and Mount Holyoke Colleges. She later served as a faculty member at Pacific School of Religion. She was a prolific author who wrote at least thirty-eight books and hundreds of articles, as well as several hymns and many poems. Her work made theology understandable and was focused largely upon laity, particularly in the Methodist Church. She advocated for full clergy rights for women in the Methodist Church, was an ordained local Elder in the Methodist Church's Troy Conference, and served as a delegate to the General Conference of the Methodist Church multiple times. She was also dedicated to ecumenism and was a key leader in the American ecumenical movement.
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