Nature is just enough; but men and women must comprehend and accept her suggestions.

—Antoinette Brown Blackwell

About Antoinette Brown Blackwell

Portrait of Antoinette Brown Blackwell

Antoinette Louisa Brown, later Antoinette Brown Blackwell (May 20, 1825 – November 5, 1921), was the first woman to be ordained as a mainstream Protestant minister in the United States. She was a well-versed public speaker on the paramount issues of her time and distinguished herself from her contemporaries with...

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