Women in Adventist History: Answer Key

1. Name five women in the Bible who played an important role in God’s plan of salvation. Discuss their contribution.

3. List various ways that Ellen White’s contributions as both a woman and a prophet shaped Adventism. Joel 2:28-30 describes that both men and women will do what during the latter days? How do Seventh-day Adventists see this as being fulfilled through the prophetic ministry of Ellen White?

5. Study Sarah A. Hallock Lindsey, who was the first woman in Seventh-day Adventist history to hold a ministerial license:

You can find more information on the life of Sarah in the online Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists.

5a. Where was she born and raised?

5b. How was she converted?

5c. Describe her call to ministry.

5d. Give some examples from her ministry of her desire to win souls.

6. Study the life of Sarepta Myrenda (Irish) Henry:

You can find more information on the life of Sarepta in the online Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists.

6a. Where was she born and raised?

6b. With what reform activity was she involved?

6c. How was she converted?

6d. Describe her efforts to involve women in the church.

7. Study Flora Plummer who was the first woman to serve as a conference president:

7a. Where was she born and raised?

7b. What ways did she contribute to the church as an administrator?

7c. What books did she write along with her other contributions through writing and editing?

8. Review the story of Irene Morgan, whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus served as a catalyst for the start of the civil rights movement in the United States.

You can find more information on the life of Irene in the online Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists.

8a. Where was she born and raised?

8b. How did her civil disobedience contribute to the history of race relations in the United States?

8c. How did this Supreme Court decision play a part in the American Civil Rights movement?

9. Identify and describe the contributions of three of the following early Adventist women who served actively in evangelism or in the development of the Adventist organization:

9a. Annie Rebekah Smith

You can find more information on the life of Annie in the online Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists.

9b. Lulu Whitman

9c. Alice E. Hardy Aray

9d. Marinda (Minnie) Day Sype

You can find more information on the life of Minnie in the online Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists.

9e. Kate Lindsay

9f. Nellie Rankin Druillard

9g. Maria L. Huntley (1848-1890)

9h. Edith Mary Graham

9i. Ellen S. Edmunds Lane

9j. Alma McKibbin

9c. Alice E. Hardy Aray

9l. Jennie Thayer

9m. Jennie Ireland

9n. Sarah Peck

9o. Adelia Patten Van Horn

9p. Elsa Luukkanen

9q. Margaret Caro

9r. Carmen Vaca

9s. Mary E. Britton

9t. Jessie Dorsey Green

9u. Lottie Blake

10. How have women in different parts of the world been able to earn the right to vote and participate in society? How have the rights of women changed over time?

11a. Georgia Burrus Burgess

11b. Ana Stahl

11c. Jessie Rowley Halliwell

11d. Rachel “Anna” Knight

11e. Maud Sisley Boyd

11f. Violet Minnie Jane Hawkins Crisler

11g. Charlotte “Vera” Chilton

11h. Bessie Jane Mount

11i. Olga Bertina Osnes Oss

11j. Petra Tunheim Skadsheim

11c. Jessie Rowley Halliwell

11l. Diamondola

11m. Another example as approved by your instructor

12. Research in detail the life and contributions of any of the following more recent Adventist women who have had an impact on the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Present your findings in a creative manner (skit, video, slide presentation, song, tri-fold display, scrapbook, etc.).

12a. Josephine Benton (first woman to be ordained as a local church elder in 1975, college professor)

12b. Pauline Schilberg (missionary and first woman to teach Biblical languages at the Foreign Missionary Seminary)

12c. Leona Glidden Running (distinguished academic and seminary professor)

12d. Elizabeth Sterndale (first director of women’s ministries for the North American Division)

12e. B. Lyn Behrens (Australian physician, professor of pediatrics and first female president of Loma Linda University)

12f. Ardella Vernell “Del” Delker (musician and contralto soloist for the Voice of Prophecy radio program with 70 albums)

12g. Louise C. Kleuser (promoter of evangelism and women in ministry)

12h. Ruth Janetta Temple (first Black graduate from Loma Linda University School of Medicine and first Black female physician licensed in California; lifelong public health advocate)

12i. Betty Ahnberg (pioneered religious radio programming for children as “Aunt Sue” in “Your Story Hour”)

12j. Eva Beatrice Dykes (first Black woman to earn a PhD from Radcliffe College, educator, first Black woman to complete the requirements for this degree in the United States; chair of the English Department and the Division of Humanities at Oakwood College)

12c. Leona Glidden Running (distinguished academic and seminary professor)

12l. Hong Xiao Mei (pastor and evangelist who raised up a large church congregation and training center in China)

12m. Hao Ya Jie (pastor of Shenyang Seventh-day Adventist Church in China, largest SDA church in the world)

12n. Hyveth Williams (first Black woman to serve as the sole pastor and as director of Andrews University’s Doctor of Ministry program)

12o. Nancy Vyhmeister (first woman to be editor of Andrews University Seminary Studies, seminary professor)

12p. Lisa M. Beardsley-Hardy (first woman to direct the General Conference Department of Education)

12q. Andrea Luxton (first woman to be president of Andrews University, as well as Newbold College and Burman University; General Conference associate director of education)

12r. Ginger Ketting-Weller (first woman to be president of Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies in the Philippines)

12s. Ella Lousie Smith Simmons (first woman to be a General Conference vice-president, elected in 2005, previously educator and university administrator)

12t. Another example as approved by your instructor

13. Do one of the following as a presentation for an Adventist Youth/Pathfinder/Church meeting, or equivalent (in addition to those researched earlier):

Create a display of pictures, articles, and resource materials about five significant Seventh-day Adventist women for your local church or school.
Find three positive examples of women in the Bible and write a one-page review of each story.
Prepare a sermon about an important female role model in the Bible to be shared, in consultation with your local pastor, with your local church.
Develop a set of trading cards (minimum 10) featuring influential women from Seventh-day Adventist church heritage.
Research your local church’s history by reading articles in the old Reviews, Union paper, church board minutes, or old church bulletins or newsletters to discover what leadership roles women have played.

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Women in Adventist History: Answer Key

1. Name five women in the Bible who played an important role in God’s plan of salvation. Discuss their contribution.

2. Name three women (other than Ellen White) God used during the Millerite movement to help proclaim the end-time message of Christ’s soon return. Learn and share about the Second Great Awakening and how religious revivalism created opportunities for women to share the gospel.

3. List various ways that Ellen White’s contributions as both a woman and a prophet shaped Adventism. Joel 2:28-30 describes that both men and women will do what during the latter days? How do Seventh-day Adventists see this as being fulfilled through the prophetic ministry of Ellen White?

5. Study Sarah A. Hallock Lindsey, who was the first woman in Seventh-day Adventist history to hold a ministerial license:

5a. Where was she born and raised?

5b. How was she converted?

5c. Describe her call to ministry.

5d. Give some examples from her ministry of her desire to win souls.

6. Study the life of Sarepta Myrenda (Irish) Henry:

6a. Where was she born and raised?

6b. With what reform activity was she involved?

6c. How was she converted?

6d. Describe her efforts to involve women in the church.

7. Study Flora Plummer who was the first woman to serve as a conference president:

7a. Where was she born and raised?

7b. What ways did she contribute to the church as an administrator?

7c. What books did she write along with her other contributions through writing and editing?

8. Review the story of Irene Morgan, whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus served as a catalyst for the start of the civil rights movement in the United States.

8a. Where was she born and raised?

8b. How did her civil disobedience contribute to the history of race relations in the United States?

8c. How did this Supreme Court decision play a part in the American Civil Rights movement?

8d. What other key roles did women play in the waves of social movements and change?

9. Identify and describe the contributions of three of the following early Adventist women who served actively in evangelism or in the development of the Adventist organization:

9a. Annie Rebekah Smith

9b. Lulu Whitman

9c. Alice E. Hardy Aray

9d. Marinda (Minnie) Day Sype

9e. Kate Lindsay

9f. Nellie Rankin Druillard

9g. Maria L. Huntley (1848-1890)

9h. Edith Mary Graham

9i. Ellen S. Edmunds Lane

9j. Alma McKibbin

9c. Alice E. Hardy Aray

9l. Jennie Thayer

9m. Jennie Ireland

9n. Sarah Peck

9o. Adelia Patten Van Horn

9p. Elsa Luukkanen

9q. Margaret Caro

9r. Carmen Vaca

9s. Mary E. Britton

9t. Jessie Dorsey Green

9u. Lottie Blake

10. How have women in different parts of the world been able to earn the right to vote and participate in society? How have the rights of women changed over time?

11. Research the historical movement known as “Bible women” and the role they played in the expansion of Seventh-day Adventist missions. Share a devotional or Sabbath School presentation on any of the following influential Seventh-day Adventist women who participated in mission service.

11a. Georgia Burrus Burgess

11b. Ana Stahl

11c. Jessie Rowley Halliwell

11d. Rachel “Anna” Knight

11e. Maud Sisley Boyd

11f. Violet Minnie Jane Hawkins Crisler

11g. Charlotte “Vera” Chilton

11h. Bessie Jane Mount

11i. Olga Bertina Osnes Oss

11j. Petra Tunheim Skadsheim

11c. Jessie Rowley Halliwell

11l. Diamondola

11m. Another example as approved by your instructor

12. Research in detail the life and contributions of any of the following more recent Adventist women who have had an impact on the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Present your findings in a creative manner (skit, video, slide presentation, song, tri-fold display, scrapbook, etc.).

12a. Josephine Benton (first woman to be ordained as a local church elder in 1975, college professor)

12b. Pauline Schilberg (missionary and first woman to teach Biblical languages at the Foreign Missionary Seminary)

12c. Leona Glidden Running (distinguished academic and seminary professor)

12d. Elizabeth Sterndale (first director of women’s ministries for the North American Division)

12e. B. Lyn Behrens (Australian physician, professor of pediatrics and first female president of Loma Linda University)

12f. Ardella Vernell “Del” Delker (musician and contralto soloist for the Voice of Prophecy radio program with 70 albums)

12g. Louise C. Kleuser (promoter of evangelism and women in ministry)

12h. Ruth Janetta Temple (first Black graduate from Loma Linda University School of Medicine and first Black female physician licensed in California; lifelong public health advocate)

12i. Betty Ahnberg (pioneered religious radio programming for children as “Aunt Sue” in “Your Story Hour”)

12j. Eva Beatrice Dykes (first Black woman to earn a PhD from Radcliffe College, educator, first Black woman to complete the requirements for this degree in the United States; chair of the English Department and the Division of Humanities at Oakwood College)

12c. Leona Glidden Running (distinguished academic and seminary professor)

12l. Hong Xiao Mei (pastor and evangelist who raised up a large church congregation and training center in China)

12m. Hao Ya Jie (pastor of Shenyang Seventh-day Adventist Church in China, largest SDA church in the world)

12n. Hyveth Williams (first Black woman to serve as the sole pastor and as director of Andrews University’s Doctor of Ministry program)

12o. Nancy Vyhmeister (first woman to be editor of Andrews University Seminary Studies, seminary professor)

12p. Lisa M. Beardsley-Hardy (first woman to direct the General Conference Department of Education)

12q. Andrea Luxton (first woman to be president of Andrews University, as well as Newbold College and Burman University; General Conference associate director of education)

12r. Ginger Ketting-Weller (first woman to be president of Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies in the Philippines)

12s. Ella Lousie Smith Simmons (first woman to be a General Conference vice-president, elected in 2005, previously educator and university administrator)