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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.
During the 19th century, Friends in the United States suffered a number of secessions, which resulted in the formation of different branches of the Religious Society of Friends. The Quakers have historically believed in equality for men and women. Two Quaker women are part of the history of science, specifically astronomy.
In the late 19th century and early 20th century, the so-called Quaker Renaissance movement began within London Yearly Meeting. Young Friends in London Yearly Meeting at this time moved away from evangelicalism and towards liberal Christianity. [71] This movement was particularly influenced by Rowntree, Grubb, and Rufus Jones.
A significant proportion of Quaker women never married, were widowed, or married late without having children. This allowed women more freedom to pursue religious obligations. Some women chose husbands who were "sympathetic" to their religious pursuits. [2] Female missionaries were mandated to work in pairs of the same sex.
Lucretia Mott (née Coffin; January 3, 1793 – November 11, 1880) was an American Quaker, abolitionist, women's rights activist, and social reformer.She had formed the idea of reforming the position of women in society when she was amongst the women excluded from the World Anti-Slavery Convention held in London in 1840.
The Progressive Friends, also known as the Congregational Friends and the Friends of Human Progress, was a loose-knit group of dissidents who left the Hicksite branch of the Society of Friends (Quakers) in the mid-nineteenth century. The separation was caused by the determination of some Quakers to participate in the social reform movements of ...
Deborah Fisher Wharton (1795–1888) was an American Quaker minister, suffragist, social reformer and proponent of women's rights.She was one of a small group of dedicated Quakers who founded Swarthmore College along with her industrialist son, Joseph Wharton.
Amy Kirby Post's activism has been deemed as "radical" for the 19th century by historian Nancy A. Hewitt. [1]: 1 Part of what makes her unique as an activist of this time period was her support of social movement work that not only included men and women but also resulted in black people and white people working together toward shared goals.