Dorothy Ripley

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Dorothy Ripley (* 1767 in Whitby , † February 10, 1832 in Virginia ) was a British missionary and writer .

childhood

Dorothy's father, William Ripley, was a close associate of the revival minister John Wesley . As a father, he wanted Dorothy to become a preacher before she was influenced by gender roles. Ripley's father died in her teenage years, leaving the family in dire financial straits. Further losses of family members and the destruction of the house by a landslide had a long-term impact on the young woman. She felt called to the Christian faith and decided to remain unmarried.

Preacher

As a female preacher, she was exposed to numerous hostilities. She was accused of prostitution because she had no income, but was funded by donations from believers in her early years as a missionary . This practice explains the title of her second book, The Bank of Faith and Works United .

United States

Dorothy Ripley traveled to the United States of America . In January 1806, she preached in a service in the Capitol , which Thomas Jefferson attended. She was the first of two women ever to be allowed to do so, the other being Harriet Livermore .

Dorothy spent much of his time in New York , South Carolina, and Georgia . She campaigned against slavery , especially the welfare of African women was important to her. As part of her commitment, she met the incumbent President Thomas Jefferson and secured his recognition for her work. In the south she sought out slave owners and tried to get them to give up their slavery.

Ripley preached in many African-American churches, including Richard Allen , who was encouraged by members of his ward. It is entirely possible that as a result of this event, Allen decided to ordain Jarena Lee in 1819 .

England

Dorothy Ripley supported Hugh Bourne in the beginning of the Primitive Methodist movement . Together with Lorenzo Dow , the three preachers won many new believers on a hike through England .

In 1830 she introduced more female preachers, including Nancy Towle and Ann Rexford .

Publications

  • The Extraordinary Transformation and Religious Experience (1810)
  • The Bank of Faith and Works United (1819) ( digitized )
  • A report by Rose Butler (1819)
  • Letters to Dorothy Ripley (1807), a book of poems and notes from her father

She published all books at her own expense and used the proceeds to finance her life as a preacher. The first three works were published twice.

literature

  • Laceye C. Warner: Saving Women: Retrieving Evangelistic Theology and Practice. Waco: Baylor University Press, 2007.
  • Elisa Ann Everson, "A Little Labor of Love": The Extraordinary Career of Dorothy Ripley, Female Evangelist in Early America. Dissertation, Georgia State University, 2007.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Dorothy Ripley becomes the first woman to speak at US Capitol, Jan 12, 1806, accessed February 25, 2017.
  2. ^ Religion and the Federal Government , from the Library of Congress
  3. ↑ Dorothy Ripley - Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ( Memento of the original from October 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved February 25, 2017  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.oxforddnb.com
personal data
SURNAME Ripley, Dorothy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British missionary
DATE OF BIRTH 1767
PLACE OF BIRTH Whitby
DATE OF DEATH February 10, 1832
Place of death Virginia