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Daisy Machado
Known For: Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of the History of Christianity, Union Theological Seminary
Faith: Christianity
Country: United States
About
Daisy Machado is Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of the History of Christianity at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. Prior to this position, she served as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean at Lexington Theological Seminary in Kentucky. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Brooklyn College, a Master of Social Work from Hunter College School of Social Work, a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. She is the first Latina ordained in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Northeast Region (1981) and has served congregations in NYC and Texas.
Ms. Machado published Borders and Margins: Hispanic Disciples in the Southwest, 1888-1942. She is co-editor of A Reader in Latina Feminist Theology: Religion and Justice. She has written many articles, including “Promoting Solidarity with Migrants,” in Justice In a Global Economy; and “Voices from Nepantla: Latinas in U.S. Religious History” in Feminist Intercultural Theology: Latinas Explorations for a Just World. She has also taught an immersion course for seminary students on the U.S.-Mexico border for over a decade; the course focuses on globalization and women’s labor as found in the maquiladora industry of Northern Mexico.
