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All That Fits a Woman is a detailed, well-researched and well-written study of the lives of women missionaries and others associated with the Woman's Missionary Union Training School in Louisville, Kentucky. It includes case studies of individual women, along with careful analysis of the school's curriculum, architecture, and material culture. Cconnected to the Souther Baptist Theological Seminary, the WMU Training School provided enormous educational opportunities for Southern Baptist women, while ensuring that they would study and serve within the limits defined for them by male seminary faculty and by women leaders of the WMU. This history offers a feminist perspective, focusing on the subtle forms of teaching that were used and are still used today to exclude women from preaching ministry and leadership within the Southern Baptist Convention. This timely work resonates with current issues, as Southern Baptists continue to draw national attention for their stance on the submission of women to male authority. 160 pages, hardcover.
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