Preacher Teacher Hated Fraud: The life of Lilla Mabel Hodgkins, a.k.a. Rev. Mabel MacCoy Irwin. - Tapa blanda

Sinopsis

She once reached thousands upon thousands of people a day through her newspaper columns, commenting on issues surrounding the family such as marriage, divorce, and child-rearing. She once met with world leaders and advocated for peace amidst the Great War. She once helped build a religious empire that stretched across America. Lilla Mabel Hodgkins, a.k.a. Rev. Mabel MacCoy Irwin (1856-1928), was born in the rural town of Dexter, Maine. She didn’t stay there for long. Instead, she embarked on a life-long journey of fame, fortune, scandal, heartbreak, and notoriety. Though she long advocated for women to strive for a perfect life, her own was anything but. Second woman ordained as a Universalist minister in Massachusetts. Creator of her own religion. Rival of Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of Christian Science. Accomplished vocal instructor. Teacher of mind-cure. Lecturer on morality and the poetry of Walt Whitman. Eugenicist who felt all of society’s ills could be cured in one generation, if only the “undesirables” would stop having children. She was once called “the most powerful faith healer in America,” and hundreds of women relied on her for relief from a variety of ailments. Yet, she could never heal herself. In this biography, we discover the truth of this extraordinary woman---a truth that few, if any, of her followers ever knew.

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