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| name = Celia M. Burleigh
''' Celia M. Burleigh ''' (September 18, 1826-July 25, 1875) (also Celia C. Burleigh, Celia M. Tibbitts, Celia M. Kellum and Celia M. Burr) was a minister. She was a writer, public speaker and a right's activist. She was involved with the [[Woman's club movement]] and held various positions in women's rights clubs.▼
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| birth_place = [[Cazenovia, New York]], US
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1875|07|25|1826|09|18}}
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| known_for = First woman pastor ordained into the [[Unitarian Universalism|Unitarian ministry]]
| spouse = C. B. Kellum<br>[[Charles Chauncey Burr]]<br>William Henry Burleigh
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▲''' Celia M. Burleigh ''' (September 18, 1826
== Biography ==
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Burleigh was born at [[Cazenovia, New York]], on September 18, 1826. She was the adopted child of Henry and Sara Tibbitts. She received her initial childhood schooling at a one-room school house a mile from her home. When she was sixteen she became a teacher at [[Cazenovia Seminary]].{{sfn|Coggeshall|1860|p=497}} Burleigh married
Burleigh then developed a relationship with [[Charles Chauncey Burr]] and married him in 1851.{{sfn|Benowitz|2017|p=80}} She wrote for newspapers and magazines using the pen name "Celia Burr." She also was a [[lyricist]] and published a few songs in collaboration with some musicians. The marriage to Burr ended in 1853. Starting in 1855 she served as a director for a boarding school. Later she became a teacher in [[Syracuse, New York]]. There she also wrote articles for the ''[[Christian Register]]'' and lectured on women's suffrage.{{sfn|Harris|2009|p=82}}
Burleigh in 1868 was one of the founding members of [[Sorosis]] and became its main fund-raiser and lecturer.{{sfn|Stanton|1997|p=259}} The society was formed in protest to one of her associates being excluded from an all men's press club dinner. The organization consisted of twelve women that wanted to promote deeper association between women writers and artists. She helped organize the [[Brooklyn
Burleigh picked up an interest in ministry. She was invited to be the summer minister at the Unitarian church of [[Brooklyn, Connecticut]] in July 1871. She developed a strong following in a short time and was asked to stay on as their permanent minister. Burleigh became the first woman pastor ordained into the [[
== References ==
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== Sources ==
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*{{cite book|last=Benowitz|first=June Melby |title=Encyclopedia of American Women|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jm8tDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA80
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|page=[https://archive.org/details/unitarianismina00cookgoog/page/n446 370]|year=1902|publisher=American Unitarian Association}}
*{{cite book|last=Franck|first=Irene M. |title=Women's world: a timeline|url=https://archive.org/details/womensworldtimel00fran|url-access=registration|date=July 1995|publisher=HarperPerennial|isbn=978-0-06-273336-8|quote=Celia M. Burleigh became the first ordained woman minister in the Unitarian Church, serving in Brooklyn, Connecticut. }}
*{{cite book
▲https://books.google.com/books?id=Jm8tDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA80&dq=%22Celia+C.+Burleigh%22+++first+woman+advocate+suffrage&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ2q_E9vDYAhUIvVMKHZs7DRsQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=%22Celia%20C.%20Burleigh%22%20%20%20first%20woman%20advocate%20suffrage&f=false|date=18 August 2017|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-4408-3987-0|quote=Celia C. Burleigh, an advocate for woman suffrage, was the first woman to be ordained a minister in the Unitarian Church and the first female minister in any denomination in Connecticut. }}
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*{{cite book|last=Hoogenboom|first=Olive|title=First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GYHZAAAAMAAJ|year=1987|publisher=The Church|quote=Celia Burleigh's first sermon was preached in Brooklyn in July 1871 at the Third Church's Unity Chapel. At forty-five, she was the first woman to be ordained a Unitarian minister, and on the same day, 5 October 1871, she was installed as minister in Brooklyn, Connecticut. }}
▲*{{cite book|ref=harv|last= Coggeshall|first=William T.|title=Poets and Poetry of the West|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q0tDhcgByr0C&pg=PA497|year=1860}}
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▲*{{cite book|ref=harv|last=Cooke|first=George Willis|title=Unitarianism in America|url=
*{{cite book|last=Lindley|first=Susan Hill |title=Women in American Religious History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=
*{{cite book|last=Mangan|first=Gregg|title=On This Day in Connecticut History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k-fuBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA230|date=2 March 2015|publisher=Arcadia Publishing Incorporated|isbn=978-1-62585-195-6|quote=On October 5, 1871, Burleigh became the first woman ordained by the Unitarian Church.}}
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▲*{{cite book|ref=harv|last=Harris|first=Mark W. |title=A to Z of Unitarian Universalism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6XEPjO1-4e0C&pg=PA82|date=29 July 2009|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-6333-0}}
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▲*{{cite book|ref=harv|last=Kane|first=Joseph Nathan |authorlink=|title=Famous First Facts|url=|year=1997|publisher=[[H. W. Wilson Company]] |location= New York City|isbn=0824209303|quote= An organized movement of Unitarians was founded by [[William Ellery Channing]] in 1819. The first woman ordained as a Unitarian minister was Celia C. Burleigh, who was given a parish in Brooklyn,CT, on October 5, 1871. }}
▲*{{cite book|ref=harv|last=Lincoln|first=Allen B.|title=History of Windham County, Ct.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WqkyAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA653|year=1920|publisher=S.J. Clarke Publishing Company}}
▲*{{cite book|ref=harv|last=Mangan|first=Gregg|title=On This Day in Connecticut History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k-fuBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA230|date=2 March 2015|publisher=Arcadia Publishing Incorporated|isbn=978-1-62585-195-6|quote=On October 5, 1871, Burleigh became the first woman ordained by the Unitarian Church.}}
▲*{{cite book|ref=harv|last=Stanton|first=Elizabeth Cady|title=Papers of Elizabeth Stanton and Susan B. Anthony|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kjq1rbyN_IQC&pg=PA259|year=1997|publisher=Rutgers University Press|isbn=978-0-8135-2318-7}}
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