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Anna Howard Shaw: The Story of a Pioneer is one of the classic autobiographies of American letters. A leader in the church as well as the suffrage movement, an M.D. as well as a powerful and eloquent lecturer, Anna Howard Shaw (1847-1919) was a close associate of Susan B. Anthony and the first woman to receive the United States Distinguished Service Medal. Born in England, Shaw immigrated to the United States as a child and in 1880 became the first woman ordained as a Methodist preacher. She subsequently left the pulpit to serve as president of the National American Suffrage Association--and later, as head of the Women's Committee of the Council of National Defense during World War I. Leontine T. C. Kelly was the first woman African American bishop in the United Methodist church. She retired in 1988.

This carefully crafted ebook: "THE STORY OF A PIONEER" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Anna Howard Shaw was a courageous woman who decided to preach in a time when women were not allowed to speak in public, let alone preach. Gradually over the years she became associated with the women''s movement in USA and along with other famous activists like Susan B. Anthony made it her life''s mission to work tirelessly for the cause of gender equality.Excerpt:"My father''s ancestors were the Shaws of Rothiemurchus, in Scotland, and the ruins of their castle may still be seen on the island of Loch-an-Eilan, in the northern Highlands. It was never the picturesque castle of song and story, this home of the fighting Shaws, but an austere fortress, probably built in Roman times; and even to-day the crumbling walls which alone are left of it show traces of the relentless assaults upon them…"

Anna Howard Shaw (1847-1919) was a leader of the women''s suffrage movement in the United States. She was also a physician and one of the first ordained female Methodist ministers in the United States.Contents: First MemoriesIn the WildernessHigh-School and College DaysThe Wolf at the DoorShepherd of a Divided FlockCape Cod MemoriesThe Great CauseDrama in the Lecture-Field"Aunt Susan"The Passing of "Aunt Susan"The Widening Suffrage StreamBuilding a HomePresident of "The National"Recent CampaignsConvention IncidentsCouncil EpisodesVale!