Daisy Elizabeth McQuigg Sewell (June 19, 1876 - May 17, 1944) was an American religious leader who was active in the

Churches of Christ The Churches of Christ is a loose association of autonomous Christian congregations based on the ''sola scriptura'' doctrine. Their practices are based on Bible texts and draw on the early Christian church as described in the New Testament. T ...

movement in the early half of the twentieth century. She served as dean of women for

Abilene Christian College Abilene Christian University (ACU) is a private Christian university in Abilene, Texas. It was founded in 1906 as ''Childers Classical Institute''. ACU is one of the largest private universities in the Southwestern United States and has one of th ...

from 1912 to 1924. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Y. McQuigg, Daisy McQuigg was born in Bonham, Texas, and attended Carlton College in Bonham. She continued her education at the Ward Seminary and David Lipscomb College in

Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of muni ...

, and the John Longman Art School in New York. Daisy McQuigg met her future husband, Jesse P. Sewell, while a student at David Lipscomb College. Daisy Sewell assisted her husband in his work to elevate Abilene Christian from a junior college to a senior college. After leaving Abilene Christian College, Jesse P. Sewell became a preacher for the Grove Avenue Church of Christ in

San Antonio ("Cradle of Freedom") , image_map = , mapsize = 220px , map_caption = Interactive map of San Antonio , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1= U.S. state, State , subdivision_name1 = Texas , s ...

, Texas, and Daisy Sewell enlarged her reputation as a Christian writer. Much of her writing was not under her name, but she wrote three well-known books: ''The Life of Christ, Ideal Womanhood,'' and ''The Home as God Would Have It'', and was a regular contributor to the periodical ''The Christian Woman (Wichita, Kansas)''. Daisy Sewell died at her home in San Antonio, following a stroke on May 17, 1944.

Works

* Sewell, Daisy Elizabeth McQuigg. 1922. ''The life of Christ''. Abilene, Tex: Christian College Pub. Co. * Sewell, Daisy Elizabeth McQuigg. 1927. ''Ideal womanhood: a Bible study of womanhood : including a study of the women of the Old and New Testaments''. Austin, Tex: Firm Foundation Pub. House. * Sewell, Daisy McQuigg. 1937. ''The home as God would have it''. Austin, Tex: Firm Foundation Pub. House.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sewell, Daisy 1876 births 1944 deaths 19th-century American writers 20th-century American writers Members of the Churches of Christ People from Bonham, Texas Religious leaders from Texas Writers from San Antonio