Cover 1
Title Page 3
Copyright Page 4
Endorsements 5
Dedication 7
Acknowledgments 13
Introduction 15
1. Hildegard of Bingen: “Say and Write What You See and Hear” (1098–1179) 19
2. Saint Birgitta (Bridget) of Sweden: God’s Emissary (1303–1373) 26
3. Julian of Norwich: “And All Shall Be Well” (c. 1342–c. 1416) 33
4. Catherine of Siena: A Holy Resolution of the Heart (1347–1380) 39
5. Margery Kempe: Medieval Memoirist (c. 1373–c. 1438) 45
6. Katharina Luther: The Deeper Story (1499–1550) 52
7. Teresa of Ávila: Afire with a Great Love for God (1515–1582) 58
8. Anne Askew: More Than a Martyr (1521–1546) 65
9. Anne Hutchinson: The Perseverance of a Puritan Preacher (1591–1643) 70
10. Anne Bradstreet: Colonial Kindred Spirit (1612–1672) 77
11. Margaret Fell: “I Shall Stand for God and Truth” (1614–1702) 84
12. Susanna Wesley: More Than the Mother of Methodism (1669–1742) 91
13. Hannah More: Setting the Stage for Sunday School (1745–1833) 98
14. Phillis Wheatley: ’Twas Mercy (1753–1784) 105
15. Elizabeth Fry: Quaker Prison Reformer (1780–1845) 112
16. Jarena Lee: The Power to Speak (1783–?) 119
17. Ann Hasseltine Judson: Bringing the Knowledge of Truth to Burma (1789–1826) 125
18. Mary Lyon: A Thousand Streams (1797–1849) 132
19. Sojourner Truth: Declaring the Truth to the People (1797–1883) 139
20. Phoebe Palmer: Trials to Triumphs (1807–1874) 145
21. Harriet Beecher Stowe: She Wrote for Freedom, She Wrote for Hope (1811–1896) 152
22. Florence Nightingale: Called to the Crimea and Beyond (1820–1910) 159
23. Harriet Tubman: “I Was Free; They Should Be Free” (1820–1913) 165
24. Antoinette Brown Blackwell: “Why Should I Not Pray?” (1825–1921) 172
25. Josephine Butler: A Passionate Advocate for Prostitutes (1828–1906) 180
26. Catherine Booth: Mother of the Army (1829–1890) 186
27. Hannah Whitall Smith: God Is Enough (1832–1911) 193
28. Clara Swain: Healing Bodies, Ministering to Souls (1834–1910) 200
29. Amanda Berry Smith: Preaching in the Face of Racism (1837–1915) 207
30. Lottie Moon: The Unlikely Missionary (1840–1912) 213
31. Fanny Crosby: My Story, My Song (1840–1915) 219
32. Pandita Ramabai: A Stream of Living Water (1858–1922) 225
33. Amy Carmichael: The Winning of Souls (1867–1951) 232
34. Ida Scudder: God Knocked and She Answered (1870–1960) 239
35. Thérèse of Lisieux: The Little Way (1873–1897) 245
36. Mary McLeod Bethune: Enter to Learn, Depart to Serve (1875–1955) 252
37. Faye Edgerton: Good News for the Navajo (1889–1968) 259
38. Edith Stein: A Sacrifice for Her People (1891–1942) 266
39. Corrie ten Boom: Under His Wings You Shall Trust (1892–1983) 273
40. Dorothy Sayers: A Reluctant Prophet (1893–1957) 280
41. Dorothy Day: Love Your Neighbor (1897–1980) 287
42. Gladys Aylward: The Small Woman Who Did God’s Great Work (1902–1970) 294
43. Simone Weil: The Uncompromising Christian (1909–1934) 301
44. Mother Teresa: A Pencil in God’s Hand (1910–1997) 308
45. Mahalia Jackson: Queen of Gospel (1911–1972) 315
46. Edith Schaeffer: A Wonderful Paradox (1914–2013) 321
47. Fannie Lou Hamer: A Political Activist Who Lived by Love (1917–1977) 327
48. Madeleine L’Engle: Writing toward the Why (1918–2007) 334
49. Ruth Bell Graham: Keep Looking Forward (1920–2007) 340
50. Flannery O’Connor: The Observer (1925–1964) 347
Afterword 355
Notes 359
About the Author 379
Back Ads 380
Back Cover 381