louisa woosley, with the aid of various kentucky presbyteries sympathetic to her cause, outlasted the synodic objection to her ordination. in 1906, the partial reunion of the cumberland presbyterian church with the presbyterian church usa removed some of the most vocal opposition to the ordination of women. although the official position of the denomination remained unchanged, clergy women were able to participate in all levels of polity without a great deal of opposition. in 1920, the cumberland presbyterian denomination ruled that the word "man" as used in its constitution was to be considered as a gender neutral reference to a human being. more recently gender inclusive language came into broader use in the denomination.