Women of the Bible
A seller of purple cloth who heard Paul speak and then got baptized.
Who is Lydia? (Acts 16:14-15)
The year that Cornell was founded.
What is 1865?
The year that JW joined Cru staff at Cornell
What is 2008? (January)
The woman mentioned by name in ALL of the Gospels who visited Jesus' tomb.
Who is Mary Magdalene? (Matthew 28:1 | Mark 16:1 | Luke 24:10 | John 20:1)
The country from which Cornell's first student of color, William Bowler, came from.
What is Haiti? (1869)
The founder of Cru (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ)
Bill Bright
The woman who brought Samuel the Prophet to the house of the Lord to be dedicated.
The only only wrestler in NCAA Division I history to win four national championships, each in a different weight class
Who is Kyle Dake?
The year that Cru changed its name from "Campus Crusade for Christ"
What is 2011?
The woman who helped teach Apollos, an eloquent man of God, the way of God more accurately.
Who is Priscilla? (Acts 18:26)
The first building constructed on the main Ithaca campus.
What is Morrill Hall? (1868)
The first country outside the U.S. in which Cru was established, making it an international ministry
What is South Korea? (1958)
The woman who killed Sisera, the commander of the Canaanite army, by driving a tent peg into his temple.
Who is Jael? (Judges 4:21)
The year that Cornell admitted its first woman, one of the first universities to do so.
What is 1870?
In 1988, Vonette Bright, Bill's wife, introduces the legislation that this president signs to officially declare the first Thursday in May the National Day of Prayer
Who is Ronald Reagan?