''Daughters of Light: Quaker Women Preaching and Prophesying in the Colonies and Abroad, 1700-1775'' is a book by Rebecca Larson, published in 1999. It provides specific studies of 18th century women

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, evidencing the progressive nature of

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Author

Rebecca Larson was born in 1959. She has a BA at the

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and a Ph.D. at

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. At the time of publication, she lived in Santa Barbara

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: *Alice (Burton) Alderson (1678-1766): * Elizabeth (Sampson) (?) (Sullivan) Ashbridge (1713-1755): *Sarah (Payton) (Clarke) Baker (1669-1714): *Mary (Hogsflesh) Bannister (fl.. 1703) *Barbara Bevan (1682-1705) *Jane (Boid) (Atkinson) Biles (d. 1709) *Esther (Palmer) Champion (1678-1714) *Esther (Peacock) Clare (ca. 1675-1742) *Comfort (Stanyan) (Hoag) CoIIins (1711-1816) *Hannah (Dent) Cooper (d. 1754) *Margaret Copeland (1684-1759) *Jane (Rowlandson) Crosfield (1712-1784 *Phebe (Willets) (Mott) Dodge (1699-1782) *Mary (?) Ellerton (d. 1736) *Margaret Ellis (d. 1765 in old age) *Alice (Featherstone) Hall (1708-1762) *Eliphal (Smith) (Perry) Harper (d. 1747): *Hannah (Featherstone) Harris (1708-1786) *Rebecca (Owen) (Minshall) Harvey (b. 1687-fl. 1751) * Jane (Fenn) Hoskins (1694-1764): *Sophia (Wigington) Hume (1702-1774) *Mary (Goodwin) James (d. ca. 1776) *Elizabeth (?) Kay (d. 1713) *Mary (Ransome) Kirby (1709-1779) *Mary (Payne) Leaver (1720-1789) *Margaret (Thomas) Lewis (1712-1789) *Susanna (Hudson) (Hatton) Lightfoot (1720-1781) *Ann (Herbert) Moore (1710-1783) *Elizabeth (Roberts) Morgan (1688-1777) *Elizabeth (Hudson) Morris (1722-1783) *Sarah Morris (1703-1775) *Susanna (Heath) Morris (1682-1755) * Mary (Peisley) Neale (1717-1757) *Esther (Palmer) Champion (1678-1714) *Esther (Peacock) Clare (ca. 1675-1742) *Comfort (Stanyan) (Hoag) Collins (1711-1816) *Sarah (Clements) Owen (fl. 1703) *Ann (Chapman) Parsons (1676-1732) *Mary (Morgan) Pennell (1678-1764) * Catharine (Payton) Phillips (1726-1794) *Elizabeth (Beck) Rawlinson (1670-1750) *Ann (Lewis) (Williams) (Bennett) Roberts (1678-1750) *Mary (Wheeler) Rogers (d. 1699) *Elizabeth (Levis) Shipley (1690-1777) *Ann (Waln) (Dillworth) Sibthorp (1654-1710) *Elizabeth Smith (1724-1772) *Margaret (Paine) Stones (d. 1740) *Rebecca (England) Turner (d. 1721) *Mary (Hayes) (Lewis) Waln (d. 1753) *Mary (Pace) Waring (1712-1776) *Abigail (Craven) (Boles) Watson (1684-1752) *Elizabeth Webb (1663-1727) *Elizabeth (Duckworth) Whartnaby (d. 1734) *Esther (Canby) (Stapler) White (1700-1777) *Elizabeth (Scot) Wilkinson (1712-1771) *Rachel (Wilson) Wilson (1720-1775)Rachel (Wilson) Wilson:

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Reviews

''The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography'', Vol. 124, No. 3,(July, 2000), pp. 437-439: Review by Jean R Soderlund (Subscription access)''William & Mary Quarterly'' Vol. 59 No. 2 (April 2001)-taster of first 3 paragraphs - subscription needed for whole article)Collection of short reviews of this book in DC Public Library online

References

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