Methodist/Pietist Family - Religious Group Timeline Association

Event	Introduction	Type
Fanny Crosby Writes "Blessed Assurance"	Fanny Crosby’s "Blessed Assurance" (1873) became one of the most popular Christian hymns.
Female Ordination Controversy in Methodist Episcopal Church	In 1880, Anna Howard Shaw and Anna Oliver both were denied ordination rights by the Methodist Episcopal Church, stirring tensions regarding female ordination.
Marjorie Matthews Elected Bishop	Marjorie Matthews was elected bishop in the United Methodist church in 1980. She was the first female elected bishop of any mainline Christian church.
Mary Evans Thorne Appointed Class Leader	Mary Evans Thorne is believed to be the first woman appointed as a class leader in American Methodism around 1770.
Methodists Approve Full Ordination of Women	In 1956, the Methodist Church finally permitted the full ordination of women after years of resistance.
Publication of Religious Experience and Journal of Mrs. Jarena Lee	Jarena Lee’s 1836 autobiography is one of the first extended life accounts of a black woman in America.
Sojourner Truth's Methodist Conversion	In 1843, Sojourner Truth converted to Methodism and found her calling as an important social activist for blacks as well as women.
Wesleyan College	In 1836, Wesleyan College was founded in Macon, GA. It is the oldest college for women in the world.

Name	Introduction
Crosby, Frances "Fanny"	Fanny Crosby (1820-1915) wrote thousands of famous hymns, including "Blessed Assurance," "Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross," and "To God Be the Glory."
Harkness, Georgia	Georgia Harkness (1891-1974) was one of the first influential female theologians in the United States.
Lee, Jarena	Jarena Lee (1783-1855) was one of the first black female preachers in America.
Smith, Amanda Berry	Amanda Berry Smith was a Methodist evangelist and missionary, author, founding member of the NAACP and founder of an orphanage for Black children in Chicago.
Tubman, Harriet	Harriet Tubman (1820-1913), known as the "Moses of her people," helped more than 300 slaves find freedom through the Underground Railroad.
Willard, Frances	Frances Willard (1839-1898) was a social activist who promoted temperance, women’s suffrage, labor reform and home-centered family life.