- Collection:
- Isaiah DeQuincey Newman, (1911-1985), Papers, 1929-2003
- Title:
- Sermon, May 8, 1983, "Duty and Woman"
- Creator:
- Newman, I. DeQuincey (Isaiah DeQuincey), 1911-1985
- Date of Original:
- 1983-05-08
- Subject:
- Newman, I. DeQuincey (Isaiah DeQuincey), 1911-1985--Sermons
Sermons, American--20th century
Sermons, American--African American authors
Sermons--South Carolina
Bible--Liturgical use--20th century
Bible--Quotations
Bible--Sermons
Bible. Mark
Mother's Day sermons--South Carolina
Women's rights--Religious aspects--Christianity
Christian women--United States
Christian women--England - People:
- Fry, Elizabeth Gurney, 1780-1845
Heck, Barbara, 1734-1804
Truth, Sojourner, -1883
Willard, Frances E. (Frances Elizabeth), 1839-1898
Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955 - Location:
- United States, South Carolina, 34.00043, -81.00009
- Type:
- Text
- Description:
- Four pages of a handwritten sermon dated May 8, 1983, and titled "Duty and Woman." The sermon, delivered on Mother's Day, begins with a passage from the Biblical text Mark 5:19, and asserts that although women have not attained equality under the law, they have benefited from Christianity, and that women of Christian faith have demonstrated greatness. The sermon cites the work of Elizabeth Gurney Fry, Barbara Heck, Sojourner Truth, Frances Willard, and Mary McLeod Bethune as examples of women who successfully served Christianity.
The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. - Local Identifier:
- pns8305
- Metadata URL:
- https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/idn/id/1876
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/iiif/idn:1876/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Digital image copyright 2008, The University of South Carolina. All rights reserved. For more information contact South Carolina Political Collections, USC, Columbia, SC 29208.
- Extent:
- image/jpg
Manuscripts - Original Collection:
- Folder: Newman, Sermons, 1980-1984, Isaiah DeQuincey Newman Papers, South Carolina Political Collections, The University of South Carolina Libraries
- Contributing Institution:
- University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections
- Rights:
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