Harriet Livermore, the Pilgrim Stranger
Female Preaching and Biblical Feminism in Early-Nineteenth-Century America
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3215262 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Catherine A Brekus (University of Illinois Chicago, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 389-404 |
| Publication date | 1996-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Church History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-6407 • E-ISSN: 1755-2613 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3169937 |
| OpenAlex | W1988997600 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 17 |
On a Sunday morning in January of 1827, "all the taste and fashion" of Washington, D.C., streamed toward the Capitol to witness one of the most remarkable events to take place in the gentlemanly preserve of the Hall of Representatives: Harriet Livermore, a devout evangelical and the daughter of a former Congressman, had convinced the Speaker of the House to allow her to preach to Congress. With crowds of eager spectators spilling out of the Hall and into the street, Livermore ascended into the Speaker's Chair, which served as a makeshift pulpit, and silenced a crowd of a thousand with a sermon on the text, "He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God." Included among her audience were congressmen, senators, and President John Quincy Adams himself, who sat on the steps leading up to her feet because he could not find a free chair. According to published reports, many in the audience wept quietly as she spoke. "It savored more of inspiration than anything I ever witnessed," one woman marvelled. "And to enjoy the frame of mind which I think she does, I would relinquish the world. Call this rhapsody if you will; but would to God you had heard her!" Livermore's sermon was such a success that she was permitted to preach to Congress again in 1832, 1838, and 1843, each time to large crowds
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2025 (24) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |