| LC control no. | n 87844975 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Smith, Amanda, 1837-1915 |
| Variant(s) | Smith, Amanda Berry, 1837-1915 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | York County IPenn.) Harvey (Ill.) Sebring (Fla.) |
| Birth date | 1837-01-23 |
| Death date | 1915-02-25 |
| Place of birth | Long Green Valley (Md.) |
| Place of death | Sebring (Fla.) |
| Profession or occupation | Evangelists Authors |
| Found in | Her An autobiography, 1988: CIP t.p. (Mrs. Amanda Smith) LC data base, 9/1/87 (hdg.: Smith, Amanda Berry, 1837-1915; usage: Amanda Smith) African American women, 1993: pages 465-466 (Amanda (Berry, Devine) Smith, 1837-1915, religious leader and temperance work, born January 23 near Long Green, Md. to slave parents. Her father bought their freedom and they moved to York County, Pa. where his farm became a stop on the Underground Railroad. Worked as a washerwoman and domestic servant. Became attracted to the perfectionist teachings of Phoebe Palmer in the late 1860s and felt a call to preach, becoming a full-time evangelist in 1870. After missionary work, she moved to the temperance community of Harvey (a suburb of Chicago) and wrote her memoirs. Operated orphanages for African-American children in Harvey and in Sebring, Florida.) Find a grave (online), viewed December 23, 2020 (Rev. Amanda Berry Smith, born Jan. 23, 1837, died Feb. 25, 1915 in Sebring, Florida) |
| Associated language | eng |
 |  |  |
View this record in: MARCXML | LC Authorities & Vocabularies | VIAF (Virtual International Authority File)
