Women's Rights - The One in the Many

Luther had fairly traditional notions about gender rolls, and he was hardly alone in that. But just as he unwittingly planted the seeds of political revolt, he opened the door, if only slightly, to the possibility that women might become spiritual leaders. After all, luther taught the priesthood of all believers, and women can believe just as well as men. More or less, this very point was made by marie dantier, a remarkable woman who preached the cause of reform in strasburg and switzerland. She argued that the new christian communities should be even handed in their treatment of men and women.