EBSCO Research Starters' biography of Antoinette Brown Blackwell, recording her 15 September 1853 ordination by the First Congregational Church of South Butler, New York, performed by the Methodist minister Luther Lee after Congregational clergy present proved reluctant, and her resignation a year later over disagreement with the congregation's Calvinist doctrine.
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An edited biographical reference entry from a major academic research database, not peer-reviewed original scholarship. The 15 September 1853 date and the Luther Lee detail are corroborated against the Oberlin College and Unitarian Universalist biography of Blackwell before citing. NotesCited for the 15 September 1853 ordination date, generally regarded as the first ordination of a woman to the Christian ministry by a mainstream American denomination.
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This source names New York directly: "Congregational Church of South Butler, New York, performed by the Methodist minister Luther Lee after Congregational clergy present proved reluctant, and her resignation a year later over..."
Source Antoinette Louisa Brown Blackwell (EBSCO Research Starters)
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