Amanda Smith
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For other people named Amanda Smith, see Amanda Smith (disambiguation).
Amanda Smith (née Berry; January 23, 1837 – February 24, 1915)[1] was an American Methodist preacher and former slave who funded the former Amanda Smith Orphanage and Industrial Home for Abandoned and Destitute Colored Children outside Chicago. She was a leader in the Wesleyan-Holiness movement, preaching the doctrine of entire sanctification throughout Methodist camp meetings across the world.[2] Her great granddaughter is the Most Reverend Dr. A. Louise Bonaparte.