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  2. Shakers - Wikipedia

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    Mother's First-Born Daughters: early Shaker writings on women and religion. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1993. Kern, Louis J. An Ordered Love: Sex Roles and Sexuality in Victorian Utopias: The Shakers, the Mormons, and the Oneida Community (University of North Carolina Press, 1981) online Archived July 8, 2017, at the Wayback Machine

  3. Era of Manifestations - Wikipedia

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    Watervliet Shaker village, Albany, New York, c. 1870, Courtesy of Shaker Heritage Society. The Shaker movement was at its height between 1820 and 1860. It was at this time that the sect had its most members, and the period was considered its "golden age". It had expanded from New England to the Midwestern states of Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio.

  4. Shaker communities - Wikipedia

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    The first villages organized in Upstate New York and the New England states, and, through Shaker missionary efforts, Shaker communities appeared in the Midwestern states. Communities of Shakers were governed by area bishoprics and within the communities individuals were grouped into "family" units and worked together to manage daily activities.

  5. Shakers once attempted to build a community in Windsor: What ...

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    One man's attempt to build a Shaker community in Windsor stretched over 400 acres of land and included several successful businesses.

  6. List of Shaker inventions - Wikipedia

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    This article contains a list of inventions by the Shakers, officially known as the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearance.Founded in the 18th century, the Shakers, a celibate sect who lived a communal lifestyle, were known for their many innovative creations in varied fields including agriculture, furniture, housework, and medicine.

  7. Ann Lee - Wikipedia

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    Ann Lee (29 February 1736 – 8 September 1784), commonly known as Mother Ann Lee, was the founding leader of the Shakers, later changed to United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing following her death.

  8. Shaker Shed - Wikipedia

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    The Shaker Shed, an unornamented structure, originally served Canterbury Shaker Village, a large Shaker community in Canterbury, New Hampshire.Dubbed "Shakers" because of the frenetic dancing involved in their worship service, their religious sect was formally known as the United Society of Believers in the First and Second Appearance of Christ.

  9. Pleasant Hill, Kentucky - Wikipedia

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    Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, USA, is the site of a Shaker religious community that was active from 1805 to 1910. Following a preservationist effort that began in 1961, the site, now a National Historic Landmark, has become a popular tourist destination.