Virginia E. Walker Broughton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Virginia E. Walker Broughton

American author and Baptist missionary

Date of Birth: 01-Mar-1856

Place of Birth: Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Date of Death: 21-Sep-1934

Profession: missionary, author

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Virginia E.
(Walker) Broughton (née Walker, March 1, 1856 – September 21, 1934) was an African-American author and Baptist missionary.
One of four students in the first class at Fisk College in 1867, she later became a recognized religious scholar, writing articles for the National Baptist Union newspaper and National Baptist Magazine.
As a prominent member of the Baptist church and National Corresponding Secretary of the National Baptist Convention, she worked to ensure that the issues of African-American religious women were addressed by the governing body of the denomination.
Broughton was licensed as a missionary and subsequently commissioned to the mission field.
Her teaching, writing and preaching were popular among women and men alike.