In this episode I discuss the Quaker involvement in society from their founding in the mid-17th century by George Fox, the founding of Pennsylvania by William Penn, and their influence over other societal functions up to the current day. I also discuss briefly other such breakaway "Christian" groups.

Sources

'Quakers in commerce: A record of business achievement' by Paul H. Emden, [my primary source]

'Literary Circles and Cultural Communities in Renaissance England' by various essayists (specifically essay by Ernestine G. E. Van Der Wall),

'Anne Conway: A woman philosopher' by Sarah Hutton,

'Quakers in science and industry' by Arthur Raistrick,

'Margaret Fell: Mother of Quakerism' by Isabel Ross,

'Meeting House and Counting House' by Frederick Tolles,

'The First Wall Street: Chestnut Street, Philadelphia and the Birth of American Finance' by Robert E. Wright,

The essays of Ernestine G. E. Van Der Wall available on Leiden University Repository (https://openaccess.leidenuniv.nl/) https://openaccess.leidenuniv.nl/search?order=DESC&rpp=10&sort_by=0&page=2&query=%22Wall%2C+E.G.E.+van+der+%28%22&etal=0

Robert Barclay & Kabbalah (pdf essay), by Michael Birkel - https://online.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/pdf/10.3828/quaker.2016.21.1.2

Quaker Eugenics: Aninomies and Paradoxes - https://ethicsbeyondcompliance.com/quaker-eugenics-antinomies-and-paradoxes/

Wikipedia - List of Quaker businesses, organisations and charities - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Quaker_businesses,_organizations_and_charities

Wikipedia - List of Quakers - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Quakers

Also of interest

Youtube - BBC documentary: "When Bankers Were Good" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl1QQ-jX7nI

ABRS links

http://eurofolkradio.com/

Mami's Sh*t: http://grizzom.blogspot.com/

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