{"product_id":"2940156766208","title":"Women and Quakerism","description":"The number of famous and socially active women in the Society of Friends has been out of all proportion to its size. Especially striking is the fact that two of the most famous leaders of the Women's Rights Movement in the United States, Lucretia Mott and Susan B. Anthony, came from Quaker backgrounds. Other outstanding women in Quaker history include Mary Dyer, religious martyr hanged on Boston Common, Mary Fisher, missionary traveller to the Sultan of Turkey, Elizabeth Fry, the famous' English prison reformer, the Grimké sisters, precedent breaking abolitionists and feminists, and many others whose ideas were influential both within Quakerism and outside it, and whose public speaking appearances caused amazement and controversy.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy did Quakerism produce so many outstanding women? The following essay attempts to answer that question, and to describe the lives and achievements of some of these remarkable people.","brand":"Pendle Hill Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47167393595632,"sku":"2940156766208","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940156766208_p0.jpg?v=1764088290","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940156766208","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}