Protestantism and Women

A profile of Anne Ayres, founder of the first Episcopalian religius order for women.

A biography of Jeanne d'Albret, ruler of Navarre, and cousin of the French king. Jeanne d'Albret (Jeanne of Navarre) was a Huguenot (Protestant) leader and religious reformer in the 16th century.

Willie B. Barrow biography - about Willie Barrow, woman minister, civil rights activist, and Operation PUSH leader.

Antoinette Brown Blackwell biography - a profile of Antoinette Brown Blackwell, pioneer woman minister.

Biography of Mary Baker Eddy, founder of Christian Science.

Information on Aimee Semple McPherson, a pioneer in Pentecostal religion and center of a kidnapping scandal. A biography and carefully selected Net links for more information.

Quotations from Anna Howard Shaw, a physician and minister who was also a prominent woman suffrage activist.

Study of girls in American history. One unit on an Amish girl. Good reading lists for children and general info too.

A history of the 19th century Wesleyan women's commune in Texas.

A story of the founder of the Salvation Army.

Transcript of a debate at the NWSA Convention, Washington, D.C., February 17-19, 1886, on a proposal by Elizabeth Cady Stanton that suffragists should work for woman suffrage by lobbying for change within churches.

A statement on religion by Queen Elizabeth I of England, in an address to Parliament.

"Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women." Writing in 1558, Knox grounds male superiority in Scripture and human nature.

A 1993 defense of John Knox' position: women are by nature 'weaker vessels' and not suited to govern men. Also quotes Calvin on women.

Baptist missionary in China for nearly 40 years, her name has been used for Christmas offerings to support foreign missions.

On the current website for the religious organization in which many women found a calling, a section on history, including timeline, famous people, and more.

Short bio of Shaw, early woman Methodist minister, suffrage activist, social reformer, with theological and medical degrees.

Arthur L. White's biography of this key figure in Seventh-Day Adventist church history.

Travelers to America in 1820-1842 describe their observations on the relationship of women and religion.

On this site, you'll find the official version of many of White's writings, an official biography, and writings about White and her work, including defenses against common criticisms.