Mothers of Feminism: The Story of Quaker Women in America - Softcover

Bacon, Margaret Hope

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062500465 ISBN 13: 9780062500465

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1989

Synopsis

Tracing the roots of feminism in the Quaker tradition from the Reformation to the present, this study explores the Quaker religious practices that shaped the spiritual and social structure of both the Society of Friends and the feminist movement

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From Library Journal:

Bacon considers the history of the Society of Friends in America a microcosm of the long struggle for gender equality in society at large. She studies the 340-year history of the Quaker experiment to find practical applications of William Penn's doctrine that "in souls there is no sex." Carefully researched and well documented, her book traces feminism within the Society of Friends from its roots in Britain. However, this is primarily a broad survey of the American movement; it examines early events and moves on rapidly through U.S. history up to Quaker feminist involvement in the 1980s. Though this is an excellent introduction to its topic, one could wish that greater depth had been possible. Recommended for college and large public libraries. Sheila R. Herstein, City Coll. of CUNY Lib.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Publishers Weekly:

The considerable contribution of Quaker women to American society is explored here, from colonial times, when they spread the gospel as they pioneered rights movements, to the present day. PW called this a "well-written study." Photos.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0062500465
• ISBN 13: 9780062500465
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64