Summary

Creator:

Stinson-Wesley, Amelia

Abstract:

Amelia Stinson-Wesley is an ordained Methodist minister and advocate for pastoral care of women and abuse survivors in North Carolina. Her papers consist of correspondence, academic writing, periodical excerpts, pamphlets, flyers, and handouts.

Extent:

3 Linear Feet

Language:

Materials in English

Collection ID:

RL.11711

Background

Scope and Content:

Amelia Stinson-Wesley is an ordained Methodist minister and advocate for pastoral care of women and abuse survivors. Her papers consist of correspondence, academic writing, periodical excerpts, pamphlets, flyers, and handouts.

Biographical / Historical:

Amelia Stinson-Wesley is an ordained Methodist minister and advocate for women's rights. She attended Meredith College in Raleigh for her undergraduate education from 1986-1990 and Duke Divinity School for her Masters of Divinity from 1990-1993. Stinson-Wesley served as the director of Response, part of the Resource Center for Women and Ministry in the South, and has in other roles advocated for women and victims of physical/sexual abuse.

Acquisition Information:

The Amelia Stinson-Wesley papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2018.

Processing information:

Processed by Michelle Runyon, February 2019

Accessions described in this collection guide: 2018-0165

Rules or Conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects

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Subjects:

Methodist women -- United States -- North Carolina
Victims of family violence -- Pastoral counseling of
Women in the Methodist Church

Names:

Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture