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Meet the ‘Mother of Missionaries,' an Intersectional Feminist Who Fought Against Misogynoir in 1884 — And Won

Eliza Ann Gardner, photo courtesy National Parks Service

Eliza Ann Gardner is the reason the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church has been ordaining women since 1898. This underground railroad conductor, mother of missionaries, and revolutionary always called it like she saw it, and that is what makes her…