Author Description
This collection offers a reassessment of early Quaker women. With a central focus on gender, the contributors highlight new discoveries and interpretations about these transatlantic women Friends' pivotal revolutions, disruptions, and networks.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This collection investigates the multifaceted roles and influence of early Quaker women within the transatlantic religious landscape between 1650 and 1800. Editors Tarter and Gill assemble a series of scholarly essays that challenge traditional historical narratives regarding the agency of female Friends. By utilizing archival research and gender-focused analysis, the contributors argue that these women were central to the theological and social disruptions that defined the early Quaker movement.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Analysis of transatlantic networks and communication channels used by Quaker women.
- Examination of gender dynamics within early Society of Friends meetings.
- Case studies on individual women who acted as catalysts for religious and social change.
Scope Limits
- The text focuses primarily on the period between 1650 and 1800 and does not address 19th-century developments.
- The scope is limited to the transatlantic sphere and does not provide a global history of Quakerism.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Scholars in the field of early modern religious history identify this work as a significant contribution to the study of gender and dissent. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which is intended for researchers and students of Quaker history.
Page Count:
284
Publication Date:
1900-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
019185185X
ISBN-13:
9780191851858
History
History - Modern
Quakerism
Womens Studies
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