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The concise new Partridge dictionary of slang and unconventional English. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-21259-5. Robinson, Mairi (1985). Concise Scots Dictionary. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press Ltd. ISBN 1-902930-00-2; Ronowicz, Eddie; Yallop, Colin (2006). English: One Language, Different Cultures. Continuum International Publishing Group.
Dorcas Dole (fl. later 17th century) was a Quaker religious pamphleteer from Bristol, England, of whose background and private life little certain is known. [1] She may have been the Dorcas Dole married to a Bristol silk weaver, John Dole, who died in 1699.
A Measure of Our Values: goals & dilemmas in the upbringing of children: ISBN 0-85245-170-9: 1984 Laurence Lerner: Two Cinnas: Quakerism, Revolution and Poetry. A dialogue: ISBN 0-85245-182-2: 1985 Christopher Holdsworth Steps in a Large Room: a Quaker explores the monastic tradition: ISBN 0-85245-188-1: 1986 Quaker Women's Group
With the restructuring of the family and household came new roles for women; Fox and Fell viewed the Quaker mother as essential to developing "holy conversation" in her children and husband. [37] Quaker women were also responsible for the spirituality of the larger community, coming together in "meetings" that regulated marriage and domestic ...
Out of 141 traveling Quaker ministers from America to England between 1685 and 1835, 34% were women. While some radical Puritan sects allowed women to preach, the conception of gender equality in Quakerism was unparalleled by other groups at the time. [5] Aside from ministry, Quaker women traveled alone and published their writing, which was ...
Priscilla Wakefield, nee Priscilla Bell (31 January 1751 – 12 September 1832) was an English Quaker philanthropist and prolific author. She promoted social projects for the benefit of women and children such as schools and maternity hospitals.
The Quaker's belief that men and women are equally responsible for sharing their spiritual stories was somewhat unusual among the faiths present in New England in the eighteenth century. In this way, the Quaker community challenged the dominant culture: in fact, for a time Rhode Island was the sole state in which anti-Quaker legislation did not ...
All the details of her early life are unknown. She comes to notice in 1656 when she and Martha Simmonds began singing to interrupt Francis Howgill and Edward Hubberthorne at a Quaker meeting. [1] Martha had published her ideas about Quakerism including "O England, Thy Time is Come". [2] This included some text by Stranger. [1]