A Brand New Exhibition at Epworth Old Rectory – Methodist Women in Britain
by Epworth Old Rectory on August 22nd, 2023 in blog
Epworth Old Rectory is proud to present a brand new exhibition ‘Methodist Women in Britain’. The exhibition explores the history of Methodist Women in Britain and showcases objects from the Methodist Women’s Collection (MWC) that tell fascinating stories about famous and everyday Methodist women from the past and present. The display also highlights the significance of MWC as a unique feminist collection – a collection collected by women for women.
Nina Rawlins (MWiB Finance Officer), Ruth Parrott (MWiB President) and Bronwen Braisdell (MWiB Communications Officer)
Fascinating objects and the stories they tell include:
- The supposed hair of Sarah Crosby, the first Methodist female preacher, contemporary to John Wesley.
- The portrait of Mrs Caroline Wiseman who was hugely influential in Women’s Work.
- A Bible class ticket book belonging to an ordinary Methodist woman called Lucy Ethel Morgans and a note book she kept when leading a Bible class of men.
- Beautiful Batik cloth made by women of Sierra Leone
- Hand-knitted jumpers owned by Methodist women who contributed towards their community and charity abroad.
By displaying objects that relate to Methodist women and their personal histories, we hope to connect with and engage Methodist women and women of other religions or no religion at all with the exhibition and stories told.
While the exhibition will be permanent, objects will be changed every year to continue to showcase unseen objects and untold stories. If you would like to donate an object, or simply tell a story, that relates to Methodist women’s history please contact Anya (Visits and Collections Manager) on vcm@epwortholdrectory.org.uk or telephone: 01427 872268.
