Women called to witness : evangelical feminism in the nineteenth century / Nancy A. Hardesty.

Author/creator Hardesty, Nancy
Format Book
Edition2nd ed.
Publication InfoKnoxville : University of Tennessee Press, ©1999.
Descriptionxiii, 207 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Evangelicalism--United States. --History. --19th century.
Women in Christianity--United States. --History. --19th century.
Revivals--United States. --History. --19th century.
United States--Church history. --19th century.

Contents Woman of the century -- The whole age must cooperate -- Cure for "betweenity" -- "Be ye holy!" -- Religion is something to do -- Directly to the Bible -- The unction makes the preacher -- Aim at being useful -- The bonds of sisterhood -- Females who have deviated from the paths of virtue -- To touch it was contamination -- Mutual submission, active discipleship.
General note"First edition published by Abingdon Press, 1984"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [177]-191) and index.
LCCN 98040257
ISBN1572330589 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN1572330481 (pbk. : alk. paper)