Annis Bertha Ford Eastman | |
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Born | April 24, 1852 Peoria, Illinois, US |
Died | 1910 (aged 57–58) |
Children | Crystal Eastman, Max Eastman |
Annis Bertha Ford Eastman (1852–1910) was an American Congregational minister, and one of the first non-Quaker women in the United States to be ordained. She ministered at several churches in New York State, including Park Church in Elmira. She was a popular speaker, as well. In 1893, she spoke at the Congress of Women, held at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. She presented at the National Council of Women of the United States in 1895.