Becca Stevens (priest)

The Rev. Becca Stevens is an author, speaker, Episcopal priest, social entrepreneur, founder and president of Thistle Farms in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] She is notable for founding Magdalene in 1997, now called Thistle Farms, to heal, empower, and employ female survivors of human trafficking, prostitution, and addiction.[2] She was the 2000 Nashvillian of the Year and in 2013 was inducted into the Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame.[3]

  1. ^ "Becca Stevens". St. Augustine's Chapel at Vanderbilt. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
  2. ^ Kristof, Nicholas (2013-10-13). "From the Streets to the 'World's Best Mom'". The New York Times.
  3. ^ “The Art and Craft of Storytelling.” The Moth, The Moth, themoth.org/storytellers/becca-stevens.