Obituaries

Feminist theologian Mary Daly, 81, who had been in poor health for the last two years.

I read many of her works. She was a pioneer in her field.

A snip of her obituary:

Daly poured much energy into breaking down age-old boundaries of critical thought. Her work helped set the stage for other feminist theologians who rose up in the 20th century to offer critiques of male-dominated theology that would reshape Christian thought. Several of these groundbreaking women included Rosemary Radford Ruether, Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza, and Rosemary Haughton.

Boston College Jesuits worked uneasily with Daly for more than three decades. Finally, in 1998, a student who had not taken the prerequisite women's studies course, tried to register in a Daly class and was told by her that he could not take the course. He filed a lawsuit and in 1999, facing this lawsuit, Boston College terminated Daly's contract as a tenured professor. Daly supporters filed another lawsuit requesting an injunction against the firing on the grounds that due process had not been followed. In February, 2001, Boston College and Daly's supporters announced that a settlement had been reached.

I remember that controversy.
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