Biographical dictionary of British Quakers in commerce and industry 1775-1920

Includes 2800 biographies. The book's seven appendices include a guide to the Quaker calendar and to the regional and local area structure of Quaker meetings; there is a glossary with essays on a range of topics, from Women's Meetings to Fritchley Friends, of particular help to researchers new to the field of Quaker history; and the indexes (occupations, places, apprentice masters and schools attended) and bibliography add tremendous value. Acknowledging that the 18th and 19th century were very much a man's world, Ted Milligan has thrown down the gauntlet to historians to uncover the unexplored role of women in Quaker business history.--From the Library of the Society of Friends newsletter.