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Mary Bosanquet Fletcher, Methodist preacher and philanthropist (born 1739)
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Early Methodist preacher, 1739–1815
Mary Bosanquet Fletcher was an English preacher credited with persuading John Wesley, a founder of Methodism, to allow women to preach in public. She was born into an affluent family, but after converting to Methodism, rejected its luxurious life. She was involved in charity…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Denominations of Protestant Christianity
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