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Spencer, Anna Garlin

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Anna Garlin Spencer (1851-1931) was an American educator, feminist, and Unitarian minister. Born in Attleboro, MA, she married the Rev. William H. Spencer in 1878. She was a leader in the women's suffrage and peace movements. In 1891 she became the first woman ordained as a minister in the state of Rhode Island. In Providence she was commissioned to develop the Religious Society of Bell Street Chapel which was to be devoted to the religious outlook of James Eddy. She compiled Eddy’s views into a Bond of Union to which members of the new society would subscribe[1]. She was later associated with the New York Society for Ethical Culture (1903-1909) and the New York School of Philanthropy (1903-1913). Over a long period she was a popular lecturer and wrote on social problems, especially concerning women and family relations. Her writings include Woman's Share in Social Culture (1913) and The Family and Its Members (1922).

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  • "Spencer, Anna Garlin." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. New York: Columbia University Press, 2001–04. [2].

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