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The prospect that some of my new role models might be the beguines, an order of medieval religious laywomen, was hilarious as well as surprising, though its very unexpectedness gave the idea credence.
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Hazlitt,
11 June 2025
The Beguines, a group of medieval laywomen, traveled and lived independently, teaching and working in service to the poor, instead of becoming the property of husbands.
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Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
2 June 2025
Around 400 Catholic bishops, priests, laymen and laywomen, and vowed religious from around the world joined Pope Francis for three weeks of prayer, dialogue, and listening.
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Heather Wilhelm,
National Review,
9 Nov. 2023
The Vatican said on Wednesday that the next meeting of the Synod of Bishops, scheduled for this October at the Vatican, will include at least 40 women voters, including members of religious orders as well as laywomen.
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Francis X. Rocca,
wsj.com,
26 Apr. 2023
The three women—two nuns and a laywoman—will serve five-year terms and have a hand in the selection of more than 5,300 bishops worldwide.
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Paige McGlauflin,
Fortune,
15 July 2022
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Hazlitt,
11 June 2025
The Beguines, a group of medieval laywomen, traveled and lived independently, teaching and working in service to the poor, instead of becoming the property of husbands.
—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
2 June 2025
Around 400 Catholic bishops, priests, laymen and laywomen, and vowed religious from around the world joined Pope Francis for three weeks of prayer, dialogue, and listening.
—
Heather Wilhelm,
National Review,
9 Nov. 2023
The Vatican said on Wednesday that the next meeting of the Synod of Bishops, scheduled for this October at the Vatican, will include at least 40 women voters, including members of religious orders as well as laywomen.
—
Francis X. Rocca,
wsj.com,
26 Apr. 2023
The three women—two nuns and a laywoman—will serve five-year terms and have a hand in the selection of more than 5,300 bishops worldwide.
—
Paige McGlauflin,
Fortune,
15 July 2022
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“Laywoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laywoman. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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