Black Baptist women guarded their institutional autonomy against male intrusion

Evidence

Women’s conventions controlled their own budgets and determined the allocation of funds. They explicitly denied male participation in any role other than “honorary member.” The constitution drafted by the Baptist women of Alabama typified most others in stipulating that “no society shall send a male member to the convention; none but women shall be allowed to vote or hold office.” — Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, Righteous Discontent, 363

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Separate female institutions gave black Baptist women greater authority — Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, Righteous Discontent: The Women’s…, 389; Male denominational leaders tried to subordinate autonomous black women’s organizations — Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, Righteous Discontent: The Women’s…, 738; Black Baptist women’s state conventions were fully self-governing, male-excluding organizations — Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, Righteous Discontent: The Women’s…, 363 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Separate female institutions gave black Baptist women greater authority #expands (0.82) — Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, Righteous Discontent, 389
• Male denominational leaders tried to subordinate autonomous black women’s organizations #corroborates (0.78) — Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, Righteous Discontent, 738