From 1647, George Fox became an itinerant preacher especially in the English Midlands and then the northern counties of ...

The Religious Society of Friends, also known as the Quaker Movement, Quakerism, or simply Quakers, was founded in England in the 17th century. Quakers (or "Friends," as Quakers call themselves ...

An alternative theory was that the magistrate derisorily referenced followers' habits of shaking during religious experiences Quakers - or the Society of Friends - are pacifists. Many were ...

Led by such Quaker activists as Anthony Benezet and ... The following year, in collaboration with the Society of Friends, PAS successfully petitioned the Pennsylvania legislature to amend the ...

The authors made extensive use of the archives of New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, which celebrates its 300th anniversary next year. The "meeting" is the Quaker form of ...

a simple dark jacket and white shirt -- although he was closely affiliated with Quakers, Banneker never became a member of the Religious Society of Friends. The 1795 Almanac was one of six ...

The Society of Friends (a Christian group also known as the Quakers) opposed the slave trade. In 1761 they decided none of their members could be involved in trading people as slaves. In 1787 ...

The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) is a pacifist group that has worked for peace since its creation in the 17th century. Quakers usually refer to themselves as 'Friends'. They believe that ...