Dipping Into Rebekah's Well

From The Three Links Odd Cast by Toby Hanson, Ainslie Heilich, Meredith Moore

April 28, 2026 · 1h 51m · Season 6 · Episode 15

About this episode

The episode discusses the historical significance of the Rebekahs as a women's organization within the Odd Fellows and the impact of changing membership policies.

For nearly 150 years, prior to 2001, the Rebekahs were a strong and vital companion organization to the Odd Fellows. However, once women were allowed to be Odd Fellows and were no longer restricted to just Rebekah membership, numbers for that unit of the Order started to decline precipitously. Director of Institutional Research Meredith Moore attended the Testamonial of IARA President Pam Isenhower to meet with and interview many prominent Rebekahs from around the US and Canada.&n...

People in this episode

Host: Meredith Moore

Topics covered

Rebekahs
Odd Fellows
women's organizations
membership decline
historical organizations

Keywords

Rebekahs
Odd Fellows
membership
women's organizations
historical significance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rebekahs, Odd Fellows

Places: US, Canada