Emilie Grace Briggs (1867 in
Berlin–1944) was an American writer. The daughter of
Charles Augustus Briggs
Charles Augustus Briggs (January 15, 1841 – June 8, 1913), American Presbyterian (and later Episcopalian) scholar and theologian, was born in New York City, the son of Alanson Briggs and Sarah Mead Berrian. He was excommunicated from the Presby ...
, the controversial theologian, and Julia Valentine Briggs, Briggs was the first female graduate, of
Union Theological Seminary, graduating with a
Bachelor of Divinity
In Western universities, a Bachelor of Divinity or Baccalaureate in Divinity (BD or BDiv; la, Baccalaureus Divinitatis) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded for a course taken in the study of divinity or related disciplines, such as theology ...
in 1897. Her graduation came just one year after women were allowed to 'visit' classes for the first time. She devoted her life to biblical exegesis and teaching, care for her father's estate (including his unpublished works), and her ongoing study of "women as deacons." She is listed as a co-author of several of her father's books. When her father died in 1913, the task of finishing many of father's works in progress at the time. Despite significant effort on Briggs's part, her success at further publication was limited. Her papers are available at the Columbia University Libraries.
Bibliography
* A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Psalms, Briggs, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1841–1913; Briggs, Emilie Grace, (1906).
References
1867 births
1944 deaths
Union Theological Seminary (New York City) alumni
Bible commentators
Writers from Berlin
Female biblical scholars
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