num_pages: 166
description: From book cover:Meet eight women, quiet heroines who lived their day-to-day lives in an extraordinary fashion. These women knew what it meant to be a godly woman - and their choices, passions, and commitments will encourage you to fulfill your destiny as the woman God created you to be.Women featured are:Mary Ann Bickerdyke (1817-1901) rescued wounded Civil War soldiers who had been left to die in the battlefield.Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955) provided educational opportunities for black girls in the South, while tackling the Ku Klux Klan.Vibia Perpetua (181-203) was a young mother who died a martyr's death in a North African arena so that others could know Christ.Donaldina Cameron (1869-1968) rescued more than 3,000 children and women from slavery in San Francisco.Mary Smith Moffat (1795-1870) built a bridge of trust with local tribes, paving the way for the gospel in South Africa.Mary Moffat Livingstone (1820-1862) sacrificed everything so that her husband, David Livingstone, could open a road to missions in Africa.Katherine von Bora Luther (1499-1552), after escaping from a convent, married Martin Luther and invested herself in the important role of wife and mother.Normagene Pool Lovo (1924-1985) left her daughter an image of what it looks like to pursue God with all of your heart.
language: English
title: Alabaster Doves: True Stories of Women Whose Lives Were Characterized by Strength and Gentleness
titlecomplete: Alabaster Doves: True Stories of Women Whose Lives Were Characterized by Strength and Gentleness
genres: Biography, Christian
ratings_count: 13
publisher: Moody Pub