A midwife at the birth of a nation / Elizabeth Freeman -- The almost forgotten spitfire / Sara Griffith Stanley -- The one I almost left out / Nannie Helen Burroughs -- Inspired by the bronze muse / Frances Ellen Watkins Harper -- God's image carved in ebony / Amanda Berry Smith -- Mother from far away / Maria Fearing -- Where are our illustrious ones? / Maria Stewart -- A refined Negro woman / Lucy Craft Laney -- Daughter of a legacy / Charlotte Forten Grimke -- She leaned upon the rock of ages / Sarah Mapps Douglass.
Summary:
"Through the lives of Elizabeth Freeman, Nannie Helen Burroughs, Mamie Till, and others, Jasmine Holmes shares the significant role that Black women have played in the formation of our faith. As these historical figures take the stage, you will be inspired by what the stories of these women can teach us about education, birth, privilege, and so much more" -- Provided by publisher.
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