Who are some famous women preachers?

Answer 1

Anne Hutchinson 1591-1643 Anne was a preacher in 17th century Massachusetts

Margaret Fell 1614-1702

She co-founded the Quakers with George Fox. One of the books she wrote was called Women's Speaking Justified, Proved and Knowed of the Scriptures.

Anne Dutton 1692-1765 Anne was a theologian

Selina, Countess of Huntingdon 1707-1791 Selina was a key figure in the Methodist Movement of the 18th Century.

Sarah Osborn 1714-1796 Sarah was a Christian leader and writer

Sarah Crosby 1729-1804 Sarah was a famous Methodist preacher

Ann Lee 1736-1784 Ann was a Quaker missionary

Hannah More 1745-1833 Hannah was a famous writer and philanthropist.

Hannah Adams 1755-1831 Hannah was a famous Christian writer.

Elizabeth Ann Seton 1774-1821 She was a Christian writer

Ann Judson 1789-1826 Ann was a missionary to Burma

Phoebe Palmer 1807-1874 Phoebe was a famous evangelist and writer

Antoinette Brown 1825-1921 In 1853 she became the first ordained Congregationalist woman minister

Catherine Booth 1829-1890 was a preacher. She married William Booth in 1855. (At first William disagreed with the idea of women preachers but he changed his mind after hearing Catherine preach!). Catherine and William founded the Salvation Army in 1865.

Hannah Whitall Smith 1832-1911 Hannah was a writer and evangelist

Maria Woodworth-Etter 1844-1924 She was a famous evangelist

Eva Burrows 1930- She was an Australian evangelist

Aimee Semple McPherson 1890-1944 She is probably the most famous women evangelist of the early 20th century