By the standards of episcopal Church meetings, it was a thrilling and entirely unexpected outcome. When the governing body of the U.S. branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion met in June to elect a new presiding bishop, Katharine Jefferts Schori, 52, wasn’t high on anybody’s shortlist. There were some moderates, and a conservative or two; all were men. In the 21st century, stories of “first women” are old hat–except in the case of the Anglican Church, whose 77 million members are still divided over female ordination. The United States approved it in 1976.