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The Public Universal Friend [a] (born Jemima Wilkinson; November 29, 1752 – July 1, 1819) was an American preacher born in Cumberland, Rhode Island, to Quaker parents. . After suffering a severe illness in 1776, the Friend claimed to have died and been reanimated as a genderless evangelist named the Public Universal Friend, and afterward shunned both birth name and gendered pro
The Jemima Wilkinson House, also known as the Friend's Home, is a historic home located at Jerusalem in Yates County, New York. It is a five-bay, 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story Federal-style residence built about 1809–1815. [2] It is named after the preacher known as the Public Universal Friend, whose previous name was Jemima Wilkinson. [3]
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 14:06, 25 December 2023: 1,907 × 2,612 (6.03 MB): Howardcorn33: Uploaded a work by David Hudson from texts Memoir of Jemima Wilkinson, a preacheress of the eighteenth century; containing an authentic narrative of her life and character, and of the rise, progress and conclusion of her ministry with UploadWizard
Jerusalem was within the Phelps and Gorham Purchase.It was first settled around 1791. Among the earliest settlers were the Quaker evangelist known as the Public Universal Friend (1758–1819), and followers called the "Society of Universal Friends".
English: The Seal of the Public Universal Friend (Jemima Wilkinson): a six-pointed star made by overlaying two three-pointed stars, likely an embellishment of the star symbol used by the Quaker Religious Society of Friends. Beneath the star(s) is a crucifix surrounded by the initials U. F., either for the Universal Friend or the congregation ...
In 1821, he published a History of Jemima Wilkinson (on-line version), a biography of the Public Universal Friend, described by historians as "hostile and inaccurate", and accused of having been written to influence a then-ongoing court case over land owned by the Society of Universal Friends. [1] [2] [3]
Brazilian biologist Fernanda Abra was recognized by the Whitley Fund for Nature for her pioneering work to build and monitor low-cost canopy bridges over Highway BR-174 in the Amazon rainforest ...
In his Rights of Man, Part Second, Paine advocated a comprehensive program of state support for the population to ensure the welfare of society, including state subsidy for poor people, state-financed universal public education, and state-sponsored prenatal care and postnatal care, including state subsidies to families at childbirth.