Inspiring Women in Funeral Service

The majority of mortuary science graduates are women and they have inspiring stories to tell about how they were called to serve in funeral service. Here are just a few of them.

In the News

The New York Times: Profits Are Stagnant. But the Funeral Industry Is Not Dead Yet.

USA Today: Death becomes her: More women are becoming funeral directors

Medium/Authority Magazine: Future Leaders: Allyse Worland On How Ambitious Young Adults Are Redefining Success

Axios: More women are working in deathcare, funeral industry

MarketWatch: 'A Funeral isn't just a day in the life - it's a life in a day.' Women in the funeral industry are finding their calling.

Podcast Episodes

Remembering A Life: Hitting the Runway: When Funerals Get Creative with guest Lanae Strovers

Remembering A Life: From the Classroom to the Prep Room: A New Generation of Funeral Directors Is Ready to Lead

Remembering A Life: I'd Rather Be Compost: Exploring the World of Terramation with guest Katey Houston

Remembering A Life: Putting the "Fun" in Funeral Service Camp with guests Madeline Lyles and Dana Taylor

Remembering A Life: A Day in the Life of a Funeral Professional with guest LaShonda Martin

Women in Funeral Service History

And, from funeral service history, it's not hard to be inspired by the first female funeral director, Henrietta Duterte, who became a funeral director in 1858 after the death of her husband. Her story, however, is fascinating beyond her career in funeral service! 

Remembering A Life Blog: Death Becomes Her: Henrietta Duterte, the First Female Undertaker