BECCA STEVENS is an Episcopal priest serving as chaplain at St. Augustine's at Vanderbilt University. She is the founder of Magdalene and Thistle Farms, social enterprises for women recovering from violence, prostitution, and addiction. The White House named her a Champion of Change in 2011. The Small Business Council of America named her the Humanitarian of the Year in 2014. Learn more: BeccaStevens.org
Becca Stevens is a force of nature-both as a speaker and with her words on the page. Her message always gets right to the heart of the matter. --John Prine, songwriter If you have not already met Becca Stevens of Thistle Farms fame, it's time you had the pleasure, and here's your chance. Just look how she shares tea and happiness-isn't she wonderful? --James Norwood Pratt, America's Tea Sage, author of JNP's Tea Dictionary, etc. [Women served by thistle Farms] would be dead by now if it weren't for a remarkable initiative by the Rev. Becca Stevens..to help women escape trafficking and prostitution. --Nicholas Kristoff, The New York Times