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John Woolman was born in 1720, originally from Rancocas, New Jersey, into a family who were members of the Religious Society of Friends ().His father, Samuel Woolman, was a farmer.
Woolman seems to believe in the importance of anti-mercantilism, as following his decision to forgo his wealth he becomes much more visionary and believes to become closer to God. The 1971 version of The Journal and Major Essays of John Woolman [ 4 ] includes his Plea for the Poor, or a Word of Remembrance and Caution to the Rich , originally ...
John Woolman School (JWS) was a private boarding Quaker high school founded in 1963 in Nevada City, California. It operated full-time until 2001, when it closed because of financial difficulties. It operated full-time until 2001, when it closed because of financial difficulties.
Ion Perdicaris, June 1904, Tacoma Times The Perdicaris affair, also known as the Perdicaris incident, refers to the kidnapping of Greek-American Ion Hanford Perdicaris (1840–1925) [1] and his stepson, Cromwell Varley, a British subject, by Ahmed al-Raisuni and his bandits on 18 May 1904 in Tangier, Morocco.
Woolman Semester, Nevada City, California, one-semester program open to grades 11–13, formerly John Woolman School; Lower and middle schools
Anthony Benezet (January 31, 1713 – May 3, 1784) was a French-born American abolitionist and teacher who was active in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.A prominent member of the abolitionist movement in North America, Benezet founded one of the world's first anti-slavery societies, the Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage.
John L. N. Stratton (1817–1889), member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey [207] John C. Ten Eyck (1814–1879), politician who represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 1859 to 1865 [208] M. Louise Thomas (1822–1907), social reformer [209] DeMya Walker (born 1977), professional basketball player [210]
Her religious search saw her read John Woolman's treatise "Some Considerations on the Keeping of Negroes" which he had completed in 1762. The treatise was a well argued argument for the abolition of slavery and in the interim the abandonment of sugar and textile dyes that resulted from slavery. [ 2 ]