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Born into a Quaker family with a long history of anti-slave activism, Susan B. Anthony developed an early sense of fairness and justice. She dedicated her life to women’s suffrage after joining ...
- Priscilla
- Phoebe
- Thecla
- Perpetua
- Monica
- Clare of Assisi
- Marie Dentiere
- Margaret Fell Fox
- Kateri Tekakwitha
- Sojourner Truth
Though the Bible doesn’t tell us much about Priscilla’s role in the church, it’s clear from Acts 18 she was a faithful minister for Christ alongside her husband, Aquila. They met Paul in Corinth, where they established the Corinthian church—which eventually met in their home. They later left Corinth to plant another church with Paul in Ephesus, whe...
Though she’s found only once in the Bible, Phoebe was one of the earliest female believers mentioned in Scripture. Her life impacted many people—including Paul, who referred to her as “our sister” (Rom 16:1). Paul used two Greek words that shed light on who Phoebe was. Diakonos (“servant”) in Romans 16:1 suggests Phoebe may have held the office of ...
Although the Bible never mentions Thecla—and though some scholars think her story is nothing more than a fable spread by word of mouth among the early church—her story surfaces in the apocryphal writing of the Acts of Thecla (and also the Acts of Paul and Thecla), so it deserves attention. Thecla was a noble Egyptian woman from modern-day Turkey wh...
Perpetua, one of the first female African martyrs of the early Church, was born around 181 in Carthage, North Africa (Tunisia). She lived during a time when Rome had been persecuting Christians all over the Empire, and accepting Jesus or becoming Jewish was punishable by death. Nonetheless, Perpetua (who at the time had a young child) was baptized....
Monica was Augustine’s mother and considered by him to be the driving force in his salvation. She was born in a Christian family in Tagaste, North Africa. Her faith, prayers, and Christlike life influenced her entire family to become Christians—including her husband Patricius, a Roman pagan. Augustine is the best known of Monica’s children, convert...
Born into a wealthy Italian family of high status, Clare was the oldest of three girls. Her mother was religious and taught the girls about Jesus, which impacted Clare, who deeply loved Jesus and was noted for her dedication to prayer. By the time she was seventeen, her father had arranged her marriage to a wealthy man, but Clare, grieved by the po...
Though not much is known of her early life, we do know Marie Dentiere was born in Tournai (modern Belgium) to a wealthy family and that she entered an Augustinian nunnery in 1508. She converted to the Reformation and fled Tournnai to Strasbourg in 1524 to escape resulting persecution. There she met and married a young priest, and together they tire...
Margaret married Thomas Fell, a wealthy lawyer and eventual Justice of the Peace and member of England’s Parliament. She and her husband used their large estate (Swarthmoor Hall) for God’s service, often hosting traveling ministers. In 1652 she met George Fox, a preacher who had gained a following known as the Society of Friends—what we know today ...
Kateri Tekakwitha was born in 1656, the daughter of a Mohawk chief. She lost both parents to a smallpox outbreak when she was four. When French missionaries arrived to convert the Native Americans, Kateri grew interested in the faith. She completed catechism classes and was baptized on Easter Sunday, 1676—only to be treated poorly by her tribe. She...
Born Isabella Baumfree in 1797, Sojourner Truthwas a slave in New York for the first 28 years of her life. She suffered from years of physical and sexual abuse at the hands of her masters until she experienced a vision where God told her to walk away from slavery—which she did with her infant daughter, Sophia, one year before the New York Anti-Slav...
e. Christian head covering, also known as Christian veiling, is the traditional practice of women covering their head in a variety of Christian denominations. Some Christian women wear the head covering in public worship and during private prayer at home, [1] [2] [3] while others (esp. Conservative Anabaptists) believe women should wear head ...
Alexandria. early 4th century [32] [33] Catherine of Alexandria was a saint who was martyred in the early 4th century by Maxentius. She was both a princess and a noted scholar, who became a Christian around the age of 14, converted hundreds of people to Christianity, and was martyred around the age of 18.
March is Women’s History Month and the perfect time to highlight the impact of Christian women. This is a list of 20 great Christian women everyone should know. Two huge notes: First, this list doesn’t include the amazing Biblical women like Mary or Deborah, Esther or Ruth and these 10 lesser known women in scripture you should know. Second, this list doesn't account for the immeasurable ...
Mar 1, 2024 · 8 Influential Christian Women Throughout History. DaySpring. March 01, 2024. With social media more present than ever, it's tempting to fall into the trap of comparison, especially as women. However, God has created each of us to thrive for a special purpose, and it's important to keep our perspective on our identity as women of God.
Aug 9, 2013 · Women who were highly influential in the rise of Christianity have been "airbrushed" out of history, according to book that is a result of a five-year study into the subject.. The results have ...
