Scarritt Bennett Center

Originally established as the Scarritt Bible and Training School for Women Missionaries in 1892 in Kansas City, MO, the Scarritt Bennett Center relocated to Nashville, TN, in 1924. Spearheaded by Belle Bennett, a socially conscious woman of the upper class, who boldly advocated against racial discrimination, lynching, and the silencing of women's voices during a time when societal norms dictated...