Daughters of Light

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Daughters of Light: Quaker Women Preaching and Prophesying in the Colonies and Abroad, 1700-1775
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AuthorRebecca Larson
Publication date
1999
ISBN 0-679-43762-2

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.

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Author

Rebecca Larson was born in 1959. She has a BA at the University of California, Santa Barbara and a Ph.D. at Harvard University. At the time of publication, she lived in Santa Barbara [2]

Content

In addition to the text, the book contains an appendix giving individual descriptions of the transatlantic Ministers, of about 10-15 lines on each person:

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References

  1. ↑ Rebecca Larson Daughters of Light: Quaker Women Preaching and Prophesying in the Colonies and Abroad, 1700-1775, New York, Alfred A Knopf, 1999 ISBN   0-679-43762-2. Paperback edition - University of North Carolina Press (September 2000) Archived 2010-06-17 at the Wayback Machine ISBN   978-0-8078-4897-5. This book should not be confused with Carol Lynn Pearson's novel: Daughters of Light (1973)
  2. ↑ Author information from blurb on dust jacket, confirmed by Library of Congress catalogue entry.
  3. ↑ Etta M. Madden, 'Ashbridge , Elizabeth (1713–1755)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 8 May 2017
  4. ↑ Mary (Peisley) Neale: article in ODNB by Peter Lamb, 'Peisley , Mary (1718–1757)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Oct 2006 accessed 24 June 2010
  5. ↑ Abigail (Craven) (Boles) Watson: ODNB article by Peter Lamb, 'Watson , Abigail (1685–1752)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004 accessed 24 June 2010
  6. ↑ Rachel (Wilson) Wilson: ODNB article by John S. Andrews, 'Wilson , Rachel (1720–1775)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004 accessed 24 June 2010
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