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and teach, they were not allowed to become church leaders for over a century. Historian Aston
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became the first female preacher in the AME Church, other female evangelists such as
Juliann Jane Tillman rose to positions of influence. Although they were initially regarded within the church with ambivalence, Lee, Tillman,
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exhibition called "Climbing Jacob's Ladder: The Rise of Black
Churches in Eastern American Cities, 1740-1877". In 2007, her portrait was featured in the annual Library of Congress "Women Who Dare" calendar.
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historian Curtis D. Johnson argues that in the North, a shared desire between
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