Project Gutenberg 2004-08-10 Public domain in the USA. 81 Holley, Marietta 1836 1926 Josiah Allen's wife Holley, Mariettta Samantha among the Brethren — Volume 1 Reading ease score: 85.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, David Widger and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Samantha among the Brethren — Volume 1" by Marietta Holley is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book is set in a rural American community and follows the character of Samantha, who is determined to advocate for women's rights within the church and society. Through her wit, humor, and keen observations, Samantha challenges traditional gender roles and highlights the responsibilities and contributions of women in a male-dominated world. In the narrative, Samantha contemplates various social issues, particularly the role of women in church settings. She often engages in discussions with her husband, Josiah Allen, who represents traditional views. Samantha's unique perspective leads her to question why women are excluded from certain decision-making processes in the church. Throughout the story, she navigates her day-to-day life, interacts with other community members, and makes a case for the inclusion of women in important discussions. The book combines humor with a social commentary on gender equality, making it both entertaining and thought-provoking. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Women in church work -- Methodist church -- Humor Women's rights -- Humor Methodism -- Humor PS Text Humor Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: Humour Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 89162 85615 2024-10-04T10:50:18.803463 2023-10-04T09:42:35.304719 text/html text/html 80086 2021-01-02T06:03:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1766834 2021-01-02T06:03:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1936141 2024-10-04T10:50:25.291432 application/epub+zip 1936215 2024-10-04T10:50:22.321470 application/epub+zip 91466 2024-10-04T10:50:20.978440 application/epub+zip 2096271 2024-10-04T10:50:27.315571 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2084971 2024-10-04T10:50:24.423438 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223513 2022-09-05T04:12:49.476439 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 75216 75149 2024-10-04T10:50:18.360461 2023-10-04T09:42:34.931703 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 75142 2021-01-02T06:03:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29187 2021-01-02T06:03:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20278 2024-10-04T10:50:27.460409 application/rdf+xml 18283 2024-10-04T10:50:21.538457 image/jpeg 4267 2024-10-04T10:50:21.259455 image/jpeg 1885008 2024-10-04T10:50:18.863456 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia