Antoinette Brown Blackwell

Antoinette Louisa Brown Blackwell ( born May 20, 1825 Henrietta, New York, † November 5, 1921 in Elizabeth, New Jersey) was the first ordained pastor in the modern era and a dedicated USA - American feminist, abolitionist and temperance activist.

Life

The young Antoinette Brown worked first as a teacher, but wanted to be a pastor. She enrolled in the "Course for young ladies " at Oberlin College in Ohio, where women participate in the courses - but do not interrupt with questions - were allowed. Together with Lucy Stone she campaigned for the abolition of this restriction. Your theology She graduated in 1850 from the owner. In the same year she held her first speech at a national convention of suffragists.

1853 called and ordained as Pastor Antoinette Brown in the small kongregationistische Parish of Butler and Savannah ( Wayne County ( New York)). However, it held that post for one year only. 1856 she married Samuel Blackwell, her friend Lucy Stone 's brother Henry. Antoinette and her husband Samuel led a marriage according to the " model of equality ." Despite the common five daughters Antoinette Brown Blackwell went on lecture tours throughout the country. She stressed again and again that it is not enough when women conquer the world of work for themselves - the men would continue to participate in the budget and to the education of children.

1870 converted Antoinette Brown Blackwell to the Unitarian church and built in Elizabeth on a separate municipality. In addition to her preaching she traveled to Europe, Central America, Alaska and even published until 1915 philosophical writings. As the last survivor of her generation of feminists they exercised their newly -won right to vote in 1920 in the first presidential election in which women were allowed to vote.