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The Women of Bethel

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Faculty and Staff

Turning Points in the Women’s History of Bethel

29 Jul 2025
In addition to teaching undergraduates at Bethel, I also enjoy frequent chances to teach adult students at churches, senior living communities, libraries, museums, and other sites. Since they tend to…
Faculty and Staff…

The Origins of the Bethel Nursing Program

13 Nov 20249 Dec 2024
As the 1970s began, Elaine Peterson left the western Wisconsin farm where she'd grown up and came to St. Paul, Minnesota to study for her career. She didn't head for…
Faculty and Staff…

The Gender Demographics of the Bethel Faculty: 1958-1985

24 Sep 20249 Dec 2024
"In the concept of the Christian body," wrote Carl Lundquist during his last decade as Bethel president, "every member is important and essential to the others. There are no 2nd.…

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