1992 – At General Assembly in Calgary, Canada, the Unitarian Universalist Association passed the Racial and Cultural Diversity in Unitarian Universalism Resolution, which affirmed the vision of a Unitarian Universalist faith that reflects the reality of the global village, rather than that of a narrower band of people and culture. The post June 30 first appeared … Continue reading This Day in Unitarian Universalist History June 30
1835 – Celia Thaxter was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Daughter of the lighthouse keeper at Isle of Shoals, New Hampshire, she helped her family turn it into a summer retreat for New England’s literary Unitarians. She also wrote poems aimed at consolation and comfort, such as “The Day Shall Yet Be Fair” and “Good-bye, … Continue reading This Day in Unitarian Universalist History June 29
1655 – Maria Mitchell, an American astronomer and the first woman to be a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, died at age 70. She was a Unitarian. Read more about Maria Mitchell at: www.HarvardSquareLibrary.org – the digital library of Unitarian Universalism. The post June 28 first appeared on Harvard Square … Continue reading This Day in Unitarian Universalist History June 28
1984 – At General Assembly in Columbus, Ohio, the Unitarian Universalist Association passed the historic Gay and Lesbian Services of Union Resolution. This resolution affirmed the conducting of services of union for gay and lesbian couples by UUA ministers, and asked UUA faith communities to support these unions. The post June 27 first appeared on … Continue reading This Day in Unitarian Universalist History June 27
1796 – David Rittenhouse died at age 64. A devout Universalist, he was a mathematician and prolific astronomer and is credited with making the first telescope in America. He was also treasurer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and director of the United States Mint. The post June 26 first appeared on Harvard Square Library. Read … Continue reading This Day in Unitarian Universalist History June 26
1863 – The St. Lawrence Association of Universalists ordained Olympia Brown making her the first woman in America ordained as a minister with full denominational authority. The Harvard Square Library collection includes both a short biography of Brown as well as a digital version of her autobiography. The post June 25 first appeared on Harvard Square … Continue reading This Day in Unitarian Universalist History June 25
1578 – Emperor Rudolph II, The Holy Roman Emperor, banished John Matthews from Germany for his Unitarianism. The post June 24 first appeared on Harvard Square Library. Read more at: www.HarvardSquareLibrary.org – the digital library of Unitarian Universalism.
1977 – At General Assembly in Ithaca, New York, the Unitarian Universalist Association passed the ground-breaking Women and Religion Resolution, which called on Unitarian Universalists to examine in their own lives the way in which traditional religious beliefs have devalued women. The resolution called on the UUA to “avoid sexist assumptions and language in the … Continue reading This Day in Unitarian Universalist History June 23
1822 – Caroline Wells Healy Dall was born in Boston. An advocate of women’s rights, she championed women’s suffrage, education, and economic and marital rights. She attended Ralph Waldo Emerson and Margaret Fuller’s “conversations” and was inspired by Elizabeth Peabody and Theodore Parker. In 1844, she married Unitarian minister Charles Dall. When he left to … Continue reading This Day in Unitarian Universalist History June 22
1823 – Judge Harry Toulmin died. A member of a prominent Unitarian family, he became the Unitarian minister in Chowbent, but his support of the French Revolution forced him to flee to America with Joseph Priestley. There he met Thomas Jefferson and James Madison and was elected president of Transylvania University in Kentucky. In 1804, … Continue reading This Day in Unitarian Universalist History June 21
