The daughter of Samuel and Anna Maria (Bean) Bakewell, her birth was registered as having occurred in the Parish of St. Mary at Lichfield in Staffordshire County, England.
Her birth record notes that her family were non-conformists, indicating they were not members of the Anglican Church, but were either Presbyterian, Independent, or Baptist.
[2] In 1856, she became the first woman within the Disciples of Christ to call for funds to support foreign missions in her Millennial Harbinger article "To My Christian Sisters in Common Faith".
[3] Campbell's efforts to promote the Gospel outside of preaching served as an example of how women could take on a more active role within the Disciples of Christ.
In addition, she questioned the motives of the women of her time, stating, "Many of my sex are seeking notoriety by coming forward without being called or sent to do the work.