Phebe Hanaford | |
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Born | Phebe Ann Coffin May 6, 1829 |
Died | June 2, 1921 Rochester, New York, U.S. | (aged 92)
Nationality | American |
Other names | Phebe Ann Hanaford |
Occupation(s) | Minister and writer |
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Phebe Ann Hanaford (née Coffin; May 6, 1829 — June 2, 1921) was a Christian Universalist minister and biographer who was active in championing universal suffrage and women's rights. She was the first woman ordained as a Universalist minister in New England and the first woman to serve as chaplain to the Connecticut General Assembly.