Famous Female Preachers

Birthdate: January 23, 1837

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Long Green, Maryland, United States

Died: February 24, 1915

Born into slavery, Amanda Smith later stepped into freedom after her father bought his and his family’s freedom. Starting as a domestic help, she later became a missionary and a Holiness movement leader, who invested in women’s education wholeheartedly and even established an orphanage for Black girls.