Suggested Reading ListThe Burned-Over District: The Social andIntellectual History of Enthusiastic Religion

in Western New York, 1800–1850By Whitney R. Cross

Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 1981

Haven: The Dramatic Story of 1,000 World War IIRefugees and How They Came to America

By Ruth GruberNew York: Putnam, 1983

Born Criminal: Matilda Joslyn Gage, Radical Suffragist

By Angelica Shirley CarpenterPierre, SD: South Dakota Historical Society, 2018

Harriet Tubman: The Road to FreedomBy Catherine Clinton

Boston: Back Bay Books, 2005

Seneca Falls and the Origins of Women’s Rights Movement

By Sally G. McMillenOxford, UK: Oxford University, 2008

Sisters in Spirit: Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)Influence on Early American Feminists

By Sally Roesch WagnerSummertown, TN: Book Publishing Company, 2001

Wedding of the Waters: The Erie Canal and the Making of a Great Nation

By Peter L. BernsteinNew York: W. W. Norton, 2005

USA MISSION EXPERIENCESTANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF

EMPOWERED WOMEN

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The USA Mission Experience gives Presbyterianwomen the opportunity to learn about the history,culture, and ministries of local churches in a

particular region of the country. Following the trip,participants will be ambassadors for the region,sharing their experiences and presenting new

opportunities for mission.

PW’s 2019 USA Mission Experience goes to a landsteeped in the legacy of human rights, civil rights andwomen’s rights—a land that embraces differencesand diversity, a land that represents inclusion of all!Sites visited are in the Cayuga-Syracuse Presbytery,

Geneva Presbytery, and the Genesee Valley Presbytery.

Presbyterian Women in the PC(USA), Inc.100 Witherspoon St., Louisville, KY 40202-1396 www.presbyterianwomen.org • 844/797-2872

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EMPOWERED WOMEN

“For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm” (Gal. 5:1a).

Finger Lakes Region, New YorkJuly 12–22, 2019

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