Juanita Breckenridge Bates, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Juanita Breckenridge Bates

American Congregationalist minister

Date of Birth: 31-Dec-1860

Date of Death: 11-Jun-1946

Profession: suffragette, minister

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Juanita Breckenridge Bates

  • Juanita Breckenridge Bates (December 31, 1860 - June 11, 1946) was an American Congregationalist minister, her application being the test case to determine the policy of the denomination.
  • She was the first woman to be awarded a Bachelor of Divinity degree from Oberlin College (1891), and Oberlin was the first school to award this degree.
  • For decades, she was a community organizer in the women's suffrage movement.

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