This week, Kelsie and Brooke celebrate the holidays by discussing the historic implications of the stories of Sarah and Mary-- two women over shadowed in the religious traditions by the men, but central in the stories. Their stories layout the views of God's relationship with women, women's role, and in the case of Mary, reveal an obsession with female virginity.

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Bibliography

BBC. "Mary." BBC. Last modified August 2, 2011. https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/history/virginmary_1.shtml.

Beard, Mary. Women & Power: A Manifesto. Liveright Publishing Corporation: New York, NY, 2017.

Miles, Rosalind. The Women’s History of the World. London, UK: Harper Collins Publishers, 1988.

Warren, MJC. “What child is this?” The Conversation. Last modified December 23, 2016. https://theconversation.com/what-child-is-this-miraculous-births-and-divine-parents-in-the-time-of-jesus-70109.