Mothers of Feminism: The Story of Quaker Women in America

by Margaret Hope Bacon

Hardcover, 1986

Status

Available

Publication

Harpercollins (1986), Edition: 1, Hardcover, 288 pages

Description

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.

User reviews

LibraryThing member leslie.98
I don't read much non-fiction, but this history of Quaker women & their involvement in creating the suffragette movement is wonderful! Clear, well-written, and fascinating.

Language

Physical description

288 p.; 8.3 inches

ISBN

0062500430 / 9780062500434

Local notes

religion
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