Prophesying Daughters: Black Women Preacher and the Word, 1823 - 1913
At a time when America was struggling with its newly found independence, the country was still faced with slavery in most of the South. "Prophesying Daughters" tells the stories of four women, determined to spread the word in a time when women were ostracized for trying to take on a task dominated by men. These remarkable women (Jarena Lee, Julia Foote, Maria Stewart, and Frances Gaudet) took on menial jobs, traveled throughout the country, endured th...
