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self portrait done in Needlework of Mary Morris Knowles, c.1776 (Royal Collection). Mary Morris Knowles (1733–1807), was an English Quaker poet and abolitionist.She spoke out in favour of choosing her own spouse, argued on behalf of scientific education for women, helped develop a new form of needle painting, confronted Samuel Johnson, defied James Boswell, and supported abolition of the ...
A female Quaker preaches at a meeting in London in the 18th century. Quaker views on women have always been considered progressive in their own time (beginning in the 17th century), and in the late 19th century this tendency bore fruit in the prominence of Quaker women in the American women's rights movement.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:19th-century artists. It includes artists that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Subcategories
Edward Hicks (April 4, 1780 – August 23, 1849) was an American folk painter and distinguished Christian minister of the Society of Friends (a.k.a. "Quakers"). He became a notable Quaker because of his paintings.
Though his mother was an American Quaker and he attended some meetings, he was baptized and primarily raised an Anglican. [363] Maria Mitchell (1818–1889), an Australian, one of the first women in astronomy, who retained ties to the Quakers but became a Unitarian [364] Russ Nelson (b. 1958), American open-source software developer [365]
Sarah Stickney Ellis, born Sarah Stickney (1799 – 16 June 1872), also known as Sarah Ellis, was an English author.She was a Quaker turned Congregationalist.Her numerous books are mostly about women's roles in society. [1]
As educational opportunities were made more available in the nineteenth century, women artists became part of professional enterprises, including founding their own art associations. Artwork made by women was considered to be inferior by the art world, and to help overcome that stereotype women became "increasingly vocal and confident" in ...
Women artists of the early part of the 19th century include Marie-Denise Villers, who specialized in portraiture; Constance Mayer, who painted portraits and allegories; Marie Ellenrieder, who was noted mainly for her religious paintings in the Nazarene style; Louise-Adéone Drölling, who followed in the footsteps of her father and her older ...