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Amanda Berry Smith

Amanda Berry Smith - 2023 Women's History Month

Amanda Berry Smith was a Methodist preacher and former slave who funded The Amanda Smith Orphanage and Industrial Home for Abandoned and Destitute Colored Children outside Chicago.

Smith led the Wesleyan-Holiness movement, preaching the doctrine of entire sanctification throughout Methodist camp meetings worldwide.

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Amanda Berry Smith. Last updated on February 7, 2023, and retrieved on March 8, 2023.

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