Died 1804 | ||
Sarah Crosby (1729-1804) was the first female Methodist preacher. She was born in Leeds and converted to Methodism by John Wesley in 1750. He gave her permission to lead prayers and exhort the congregation though asked her not to preach from a text as women preachers were controversial. She subsequently became a class leader in his first chapel in London, The Foundery.
References
Sarah Crosby Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA