The Acts of Paul and Thecla

The Acts of Paul and Thecla is an apocryphal story of Paul the Apostle's influence on a young virgin named Thecla. It is one of the writings of the New Testament Apocrypha.

I love its approval of Thecla's preaching the Gospel, baptizing herself, and dressing in men's clothing.

Of course, several Church Fathers (i.e. Tertullian, ca 190) spoke against these texts primarily for their advocacy of women as able to preach or baptize. {rolling my eyes}