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Vatican synod is opening the door a bit wider for Catholic women − but they’ve been knocking for more than 100 years

By Carol E. Harrison, Professor of History, University of South Carolina

Women’s formal involvement in bishops’ synods has grown slowly over the decades. Even when they were excluded, Catholic women found ways to learn about proceedings – and weigh in, often critically.

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