Alma Bridwell White

Alma Bridwell White
White circa 1900–1910
1st General Superintendent of Pillar of Fire International
In office
1918–1946
Succeeded byArthur Kent White
Personal details
Born
Mollie Alma Bridwell

(1862-06-16)June 16, 1862
Lewis County, Kentucky
DiedJune 26, 1946(1946-06-26) (aged 84)
Zarephath, New Jersey
Spouse
Kent White
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(m. 1887; died 1940)​
ChildrenRay Bridwell White
Arthur Kent White
Parent(s)Mary Ann Harrison (1832–1921)
William Moncure Bridwell (1825–1907)
RelativesArlene White Lawrence, granddaughter
Kathleen Merrell White,
daughter-in-law
Known forFirst woman to become a bishop in the United States. Feminist, noted supporter of the Ku Klux Klan.

Alma Bridwell White (June 16, 1862 – June 26, 1946) was the founder and a bishop of the Pillar of Fire Church.[1][2][3][4] In 1918, she became the first woman bishop of Pillar of Fire in the United States.[2][5] She was a proponent of feminism. She also associated herself with the Ku Klux Klan and was involved in anti-Catholicism, antisemitism, anti-Pentecostalism, racism, and hostility to immigrants.[6][4] By the time of her death at age 84, she had expanded the sect to "4,000 followers, 61 churches, seven schools, ten periodicals and two broadcasting stations."[5][4]

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  3. ^ Robert Dale McHenry (1983). Famous American women. Dover. p. 438. ISBN 0-486-24523-3. Alma White College 1917.
  4. ^ a b c Meyer, Jean A. (2014). La cruzada por México : los católicos de Estados Unidos y la cuestión religiosa en México (in Spanish). Internet Archive. Mexico City: México, D.F. : Tusquets. pp. 76, 219. ISBN 978-970-699-189-8.
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