Between 1750 and 1830 Friends pioneered American reform movements on slavery ... William Frost is the Jenkins Professor of Quaker History and Research at Swarthmore College and Director of ...

In September 1738, six years after arriving in America, Lay went to the ... "He was a third-generation Quaker from an area with a strong history of religious radicalism," said Dr Rediker.

This is not just a piece of Philadelphia history; it’s an American story. Like Penn, Humphrey Morrey was from England and a Quaker. He was a merchant and served a 10-year term as mayor. In 1682, he ...

Created in 1924 by combining members of the university’s boys and girls glee clubs and the boys and girls quartets, the Singing Quakers have had quite a storied history. Initially they toured ...

For instance, the Toblerone and Marmitebranding both hide visual references to their history in plain ... company formerly ...

Introducing Penn women’s basketball freshman guard Ashna Tambe, the first player of Indian American descent to join the ...