Lottie Moon a Southern Baptist missionary to China in history and legend - Sullivan, Regina D. (Louisiana State University Press, 2011)
Includes bibliographical references and index
"A girl of the Old South" : 1840-1873 -- "Responsible to God and not to man" : 1873-1885 -- The "disorderly" walk : 1886-1891 -- Creating a female public : 1889-1899 -- Creating the "Lottie Moon story" : 1900-1912 and beyond
Regina Sullivan's captivating biography of Charlotte "Lottie" Moon is the first comprehensive portrait of the legendary Southern Baptist missionary. Moon, who began her mission work in China in 1885, helped inspire the creation of the Woman's Missionary Union - an auxiliary of the Southern Baptist Convention- which grew to have over one million members and become one of the most influential religious organizations in the United States