Publisher's Synopsis
Ready for the USA centennial of women's suffrage on August 26, 2020.John Wesley (1703-1791) founded a spiritual renewal movement within the Church of England, known as Methodism, during the 18th century. The renewal movement gave birth to the Methodist family of churches worldwide. Modern Wesleyans look to John Wesley as a reformer and spiritual forefather. Wesley strongly asserted the radical right of women to become lay preachers.The first women's rights convention in America took place in a Wesleyan Chapel in1848. This chapel is now the center of a national park. Wesleyans formed a significant amount of support for the meeting. This story traces the backing Wesleyans gave to women voting in churches, lay preaching and ordination. Ordination is the authority for a minister to conduct all the services of the church such as marriage and baptism.A selected survey of women and slaves in the Roman Empire and Middle Ages is presented. France is surveyed on women
