50th Anniversary of “The Philadelphia Eleven”

July 29, 2024

Today mark 50 years of women’s ordination to the priesthood in The Episcopal Church. They were ordained to the priesthood on July 29, 1974, at Philadelphia’s Church of the Advocate.

Today we celebrate The Philadelphia Eleven:

1. Merrill Bittner
2. Alla Bozarth-Campbell
3. Alison Cheek
4. Emily Hewitt
5. Carter Heyward
6. Suzanne Hiatt
7. Marie Moorefield
8. Jeannette Piccard
9. Betty Bone Schiess
10. Katrina Swanson
11. Nancy Wittig

Thank you to these Eleven women who paved the way for so many and for those yet to come.

Learn More About The Philadelphia Eleven

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Watch the trailer
Watch “The Philadelphia Eleven” film online for the 50th anniversary