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The tradition of Quaker involvement in women's rights continued into the 20th and 21st centuries, with Quakers playing large roles in organizations continuing to work on women's rights. For example, Alice Paul was a Quaker woman who was a prominent leader in the National Woman's Party , which advocated for the Equal Rights Amendment .
A significant proportion of Quaker women never married, were widowed, or married late without having children. This allowed women more freedom to pursue religious obligations. Some women chose husbands who were "sympathetic" to their religious pursuits. [2] Female missionaries were mandated to work in pairs of the same sex.
Pages in category "Quaker feminists" The following 80 pages are in this category, out of 80 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Mary Stafford Anthony;
According to Quakers In The World, "The Women’s Suffrage Movement in the USA is widely considered to date from the First Women’s Rights Convention, held in Seneca Falls, New York State in 1848. This meeting was instigated by five women who had been closely involved in the abolition of slavery, all but one of whom were Quakers."
Jones took over the school in 1761, when Mary Jones became ill. After Mary's death, another Quaker minister, Hannah Cathrall, joined the school as a teacher. They taught girls and boys. By 1764, their Quaker students' tuitions were subsidized by the William Penn Charter School. Jones taught while travelling to preach through the 1760s and 1770s.
Ada Salter (1866–1942) – English Quaker, pacifist, a founding member of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom; Ethel Snowden (1881–1951) – British socialist, human rights activist, feminist politician and pacifist; Sophia Sturge (1849–1936) – British Quaker, social reformer, and pacifist
Daughters of Light: Quaker Women Preaching and Prophesying in the Colonies and Abroad, 1700-1775 is a book by Rebecca Larson, published in 1999. [1] It provides specific studies of 18th century women ministers , evidencing the progressive nature of Quaker views on women .
Mary Dudley born Mary Stokes (1750 – September 24, 1823) was a British Quaker minister. Despite having four step children and five of her own children, Dudley, preached throughout Britain and Ireland. She was recognised as a role model because the freedom granted to her, as a woman, allowed her to achieve more.