Born this day in 1829: Phebe A. Coffin Hanaford (1829–1921), minister, suffragist, feminist
Hanaford, a native of Nantucket, Massachusetts, was the first
Universalist woman minister, first woman minister in New England, and third
woman minister in the United States. Despite frequent opposition, she preached
for more than 20 years. Rev. Hanaford believed that scripture “retarded the
progress of woman for centuries, but not for all time." She was an active
suffragist and worked closely with the leading feminists of the day. She was a
charter member of the Equal Rights Association and the New England Woman’s
Suffrage Association.
For a brief account of her
life from the Nantucket Historical Society, go here.
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