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Preacher Jarena Lee: Praise in the Meantime

  • Religion
  • Women's Voices
  • Slavery & Abolition, 1800-1860
Illustration of outdoor church gathering
an old man said he did not believe the coloured people had any souls . . . I labored on in the best manner . . . looking to God all the while . . . After I had done speaking, . . . [the old man] . . . said that my preaching might seem a small thing, yet . . . I had the worth of souls at heart.
Three quarter length oil painting portrait of a woman with closely cropped hair holding a teacup and saucer decorated.  She is dressed in a high necked red blouse with a yellow scarf. She also wears a black and white stiped pants.
Historic Event

The Power of a Portrait

  • Women's Voices
Black and white photograph of Etta Moten Barnett and another woman examining a large map of Africa hanging on the wall. Wearing a long sleeved white blouse with a brooch at the neckline and a grey straight skirt, Etta Moten Barnett stands to the side of the map and points to the country of Liberia with her right arm outstretched. The woman standing next to her wears a light grey dress with double breasted black button up the front and a black belt.
Biography

Etta Moten Barnett

  • Women's Voices
Photograph of 5 women from AKA Sorority
Community Story

The Mississippi Health Project II: AKA Revisits Its Model for Community Health Care

  • Women's Voices