This collection contains correspondence and other materials relating to the sponsorship by St. Mary's Episcopal Church of two women deacons of the parish, Carter Heyward and Emily Hewitt (Union Theological Seminary alumnae), for Episcopal ordination in the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, Diocese of New York, in December 1973.
The collection includes correspondence, academic course materials, publications and other material documenting the career of Suzanne Hiatt, including the battle for ordination of women clergy in the Episcopal Church.