We would like to introduce you to some ordinary women, representing many walks of life, who have stepped out of the pages of history because they were willing to be transformed into the image of Christ. You are invited to attend a presentation and hear the rest of their stories.

	Betsey Ross 1752 – 1836 Betsy Ross was chosen by the 1776 Congressional Committee on flag design to make the first Stars and Stripes for "the fledgling republic". She had never made a flag before but was willing to try. After a few design changes, George Washington took the flag to the State House where Congress approved the design.
	Pocahontas 1595 – 1617 As a compassionate little girl Pocahontas saw to it that the colonists received food from the Indians, so that Jamestown would not suffer the fate of the "Lost Colony." She is said to have intervened to save the lives of individual colonists. Pocahontas not only served as a representative of the Virginia Indians, but also as a vital link between the Native Americans and the Englishmen.
	Lucy Hayes 1831 – 1889 Lucy Hayes, wife of President Rutherford B. Hayes, was a temperance advocate. Liquor was banned at the mansion during this administration. She took criticism of her views in good humor (the famous nickname "Lemonade Lucy" apparently came into use only after she had left the mansion). She became one of the best-loved women to preside over the White House, and an admirer hailed her as representing "the new woman era."
	Mother Teresa 1910 – 1997 Mother Teresa (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) was a Roman Catholic nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India in 1950. For over forty years she ministered to the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying, while guiding the Missionaries of Charity's expansion, first throughout India and then in other countries.
	Julia Ward Howe 1819 – 1910 Julia Ward Howe published poetry, plays and travel books, as well as many articles but is best known as the writer of the Battle Hymn of the Republic. She became active in the women's rights movement later in life, playing a prominent role in several suffrage organizations and in women's clubs. She is credited with introducing the idea of Mother’s Day.
	Corrie Ten Boom 1819 – 1983 Corrie ten Boom, was a Dutch Christian Holocaust survivor who helped many Jews escape the Nazis during World War II. After being betrayed and a raid of their home by the Gestapo (the Nazi secret police) Corrie and her sister Betsie were arrested. Life in the camp was almost unbearable, but they spent their time sharing Jesus' love with their fellow prisoners. Betsie died in Ravensbruck, but Corrie survived to begin a world-wide ministry.
	Amelia Bloomer 1818 – 1904 In 1849, Amelia Bloomer began publication of The Lily, a monthly temperance paper. The paper became an active voice for change in women's dress, and the abandonment of restrictive clothing in favor of shorter skirts and knee-length undergarments that came to be known as Bloomers.
	Katie Luther 1499 – 1552 Katie Luther is one of the most significant women in Church history. She became Martin Luther's wife after escaping from a convent with 11 other nuns. She was a devoted wife to Luther, who referred to her as "my lord Katie" and together they had 6 children, 4 of whom lived to be adults.
	Amy Carmichael 1867 – 1951 Amy Beatrice Carmichael was a Protestant Christian missionary in India, who opened an orphanage and founded a mission in Dohnavur. She served in India for fifty-six years without furlough and authored many books about the missionary work.
	Maria Von Trapp 1905 – 1987 Maria Augusta von Trapp is the matriarch of the Trapp Family Singers. Her story and that of her family's escape from the Nazis after the Anschluss was the inspiration for the musical The Sound of Music.
	Eliza Shirley 1862 – 1932 The first successful work of the Salvation Army in the United States was begun by 17 year old Eliza Shirley. Their mission was to bring a gospel of hope and redemption to orphans, prostitutes, alcoholics, and the working poor by meeting their needs of food and shelter.
	Fanny Crosby 1820 – 1915 Fanny Crosby was probably the most prolific hymnist in history. Though blinded by an incompetent doctor at six weeks of age, she wrote over 8,000 hymns. In her lifetime, Fanny Crosby was one of the best known women in the United States. To this day, the vast majority of American hymnals contain her work.
	Harriet Tubman 1820 – 1913 Harriet Tubman was a runaway slave from Maryland who became known as the "Moses of her people." At great personal risk, she led hundreds of slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad, a secret network of safe houses where runaway slaves could stay on their journey north to freedom. She later became a leader in the abolitionist movement, and during the Civil War she was a spy for the federal forces in South Carolina as well as a nurse.