| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xkiii, 121 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-121) and index. |
| Contents |
Autobiography: a brief sketch of the life and labors of mrs. V.W. Broughton, Bible band missionary, for middle and west Tennessee -- The role of women in Christian work: Woman's work, as gleaned from the women of the Bible, and the Bible women of modern times; "Woman's work," from National Baptist magazine -- Columns and articles from the National Baptist Union, 1902-1903: Woman's convention minutes, August 1902; Training course articles, 1902-1903; The "woman's department" and woman's convention matters, 1902-1903 -- Bible study: systematic Bible study by periods, twelve Bible lessons -- Echoes from the field: excerpts on Broughton's late missionary work. |
| Summary |
For more than half a century, Virginia E. Walker Broughton (1856 and ndash;1934) worked tirelessly to uplift black communities, and especially black women, throughout Tennessee. Born into an elite African American family in Nashville, she began her professional career as a teacher and later became one of the most prominent domestic missionaries in the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., as well as an accomplished speaker and writer. This annotated collection is the first scholarly work devoted entirely to Broughton and rsquo;s life and writings. The book for which Broughton is best known, Twenty Year. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Broughton, Virginia W.
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Broughton, Virginia W. (OCoLC)fst00441068
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African American missionaries -- Biography.
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Women missionaries -- Biography.
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Baptists -- Missions.
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Baptists -- Doctrines.
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RELIGION -- Christian Ministry -- Missions.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General.
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RELIGION -- General.
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African American missionaries. (OCoLC)fst00799265
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Baptists -- Doctrines.
(OCoLC)fst00827301
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Baptists -- Missions.
(OCoLC)fst00827324
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Women missionaries. (OCoLC)fst01178158
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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| Added Author |
Carter, Tomeiko Ashford.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Broughton, Virginia W. Virginia Broughton. 1st ed. Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, ©2010 9781572336964 (DLC) 2009051945 (OCoLC)489720708 |
| ISBN |
9781572337091 (electronic bk.) |
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1572337095 (electronic bk.) |
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