This collection investigates the world of nineteenth-century Quaker women, bringing to light the issues and challenges Quaker women experienced and the dynamic

An interdisciplinary investigation of nineteenth-century Quaker women's cultural challenges, historical landmarks, and gender transgressions. Explores the dynam

Explores the role of Quaker women in social reform during the period from 1790-1920, particularly among the leading female reformers of the Northeast, focusing

Women embraced Quakerism because of the respect it afforded them, granting them central roles in the religious and public sphere. Their importance in their own

A study of the influence of a number of Quaker women in America, this text moves beyond narrow denominationalism to pose questions about the nature and implicat