| Dorothy Ripley |
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| CATEGORIES ABOUT DOROTHY RIPLEY | |
| british abolitionists | |
| ripley, dorothy | |
| english missionaries | |
| english memoirists | |
| people from whitby | |
| 1767 births | |
| 1832 deaths | |
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BIOGRAPHY Ripley was the daughter of a Methodist preacher who had been expelled from his native home and had settled in Whitby , North Yorkshire , Yorkshire And The Humber , England , Kingdom Of Great Britain . Through her father Dorothy acquired a love of religion. In 1797 she had a mystical experience during which she felt that God commanded her to leave her home in England and travel to the United States on a mission to help the African slaves. During the course of this mission, which she made her entire life’s work, she had occasion to meet with Thomas Jefferson , then President Of The United States , preach to congregations in various churches and meetings, and write several books about her own life. |
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