17th century Quakers, Feminism, women, Quaker history 

Christine Trevett's Women and Quakerism in the Seventeenth Century is remarkable in its groundbreaking attempt to place women at the center ofour understanding of the birth and youth of Quakerism. While historians have readily acknowledged the contribution of women to early Friends' history, there has been no coherent book-length study which documented the lives, numbers, spiritual journeys, or literature of the many women prophets and "mothers in Israel" who not only participated in but also led and nurtured the fledgling Quaker movement. Trevett's major contributions lie in three areas: the sheer mass ofmaterial she has unearthed and assimilated, her acute characterization oftwo types offemale leadership in the Society ofFriends, andher careful, thoughtful, and creative exploration ofwomen's meetings. It is valuable to the student of Quaker history to have this bulk of information available in one source and fashioned into a highly readable, if sometimes impressionistic , text. Trevett is a thorough, curious, and creative investigator, and she depicts her characters and events vividly and believably. Her use of detail adds to the richness of the text, and allows the reader to connect with an otherwise distant past 

Softcover. Good condition.