Women forging the way

At a time when women in ministry positions were unheard of in most other churches, The Salvation Army in Nowra has hosted dozens of female Salvation Army officers. The trend started in 1885 when Captain Annie Wadsen and Captain Jennie Lamb were appointed to lead the organisation in the Shoalhaven area. Ordaining women was a revolutionary concept at the time so these women were real pioneers and must have experienced an odd look or two around town!