Daughters of Light explained

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.

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:

Reviews

Notes and 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 . Paperback edition - University of North Carolina Press (September 2000) .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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