New book examines 1890s sex scandal that roiled Baylor, Waco
She was the eldest daughter of a celebrated Brazilian-born Southern Baptist, living in the household of Baylor University President Rufus Burleson,...
She was the eldest daughter of a celebrated Brazilian-born Southern Baptist, living in the household of Baylor University President Rufus Burleson, and her rape rocked both Baylor and Waco near the turn of the 20th century. The scandal would spark a vitriolic feud between Burleson and famed Waco writer William Cowper Brann, ending with Burleson forced out of the presidency and Brann shot down on the streets of Waco. Burleson and Brann left their names in Waco history, but largely missing is that of Antônia Teixeira, the young woman in the eye of the storm.