[1] She was a leader in the Wesleyan-Holiness movement, preaching the doctrine of entire sanctification throughout pulpits of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion connexion.

Ten years after George's death, in September 1859 she married Beverly Foot at Cleveland, Ohio[3] and resided there.

[6] Church leaders such as Bishop Alexander Walters, Cicero R. Harris, and William Davenport wrote about her influence on the Holiness movement,[5] on their spiritual development, and on their families as she was a dearly beloved evangelist, mentor, and friend.

She was buried on Bishop Walters's family plot in the Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn on Jamaica Avenue, although there is no headstone.

[9] This is where Foote first experienced an increased interest and passion for religion, as her family attended the African Methodist Episcopal church upon arrival.

Foote's father experienced difficulty with consistent weather exposure during the time he spent enslaved.

[9][11] They spent a significant amount of time apart, as George's job as a sailor required him to travel back and forth from Chelsea to Boston, where he and Foote moved to in 1841.

[9] Time apart from her husband gave Foote the space to explore her passion for religion, and she sought to preach at the local AME Zion church to which she belonged.

[12] Sadly local Newspaper reporting 13 year old Alonzo Tillman, only son of Beverly and Julia A Foot drowned in Lake Erie, 6 August 1862.

[13] Through her autobiography and her preachings, Foote shed light on the discrimination that African American people face in the United States, and also the prejudices against women that exist.

[9][11] Foote also spoke a lot about the issues that African Americans face in society, and discussed their spirituality and argued that people should strive to achieve Holiness.

After leaving the Prime family, Foote and her parents moved to Albany where they joined the African Methodist Church.

In Chapter VII, “My Conversion,” she describes how she was converted at the age of fifteen years old, highlighting the varying emotions she was experiencing during this crucial moment in her life.

[10] Two examples of where her commitment to religion is highlighted are in the chapters titled “My Call to Preach the Gospel” and “Heavenly Visitations Again”.

[10] The chapter titled “Women in the Gospel” is especially significant in that Foote emphasizes the struggles she faced as a woman in the Church.