Sarah Lue Bostick (1868–1948)[1] born Sarah Lue Howard near Glasgow, Kentucky, on May 27, 1868,[2] was key in organizing the first African-American Christian Woman's Board of Missions auxiliary in 1892 and subsequent clubs throughout the south at the turn of the 20th century.[citation needed]

Sarah Bostick

In 1892, she was the first African American woman ordained in the Disciples.[3]

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  • Bostick, Sarah Lou; Bertha Caroline Fuller; T R Moore; Claude E Spencer (1949). The Life Story of Sarah Lou Bostick: A Woman of the Negro Race. Little Rock, Arkansas.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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References

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  1. ^ Keller, Rosemary (2006). Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America. Indiana University Press. p. 302. ISBN 0-253-34685-1.
  2. ^ Hull, Debra (1994). Christian Church Woman. St. Louis, Missouri, USA: Chalice Press. pp. 107. ISBN 0-8272-0463-9.
  3. ^ "Understanding our Disciples Heritages" (PDF). Claremont, California: Disciples Seminary Foundation. 2017. p. 2. Retrieved May 4, 2017.

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