Quakerism in Pennsylvania

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Quakerism in Pennsylvania refers to the historical and religious presence, communities, and influence of the Religious Society of Friends in the Pennsylvania region, including their role in shaping its social, political, and cultural life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Quaker history
aspect of Pennsylvania history
religious movement history
coreBelief community
equality
inner light
integrity
pacifism
religious toleration
simplicity
stewardship
country United States
culturalImpact Quaker-influenced business ethics
development of quiet worship practices in the region
place names reflecting Quaker heritage
plain style of architecture
demographicTrend continued concentration in Philadelphia region
decline in proportion of state population over time
foundedBy William Penn
hasDocument Frame of Government of Pennsylvania
Germantown Quaker Petition Against Slavery
hasKeyFigure Anthony Benezet
George Fox
Hannah Penn
John Woolman
Lucretia Mott
Margaret Fell
William Penn
hasMajorCenter Bucks County
Chester
Delaware County
Germantown
Lancaster County
Philadelphia
hasMeetingHouse Arch Street Friends Meeting House
Birmingham Friends Meeting House
Chichester Friends Meeting House
Germantown Friends Meeting House
Merion Friends Meeting House
Old Haverford Friends Meeting House
Providence Friends Meeting House
Radnor Friends Meeting House
Sadsbury Friends Meeting House
hasOrganization American Friends Service Committee
Baltimore Yearly Meeting (overlapping Pennsylvania)
Friends Central School
Friends Committee on National Legislation (offices and roots in Pennsylvania)
Friends Fiduciary Corporation
Friends General Conference
Friends Journal
Friends Select School
Germantown Friends School
Haverford College
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
Swarthmore College
Westtown School
influenced Native American relations policy in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania abolitionist movement
Pennsylvania colonial government
Pennsylvania education system
Pennsylvania legal system
Pennsylvania women’s rights movement
peace activism in Pennsylvania
prison reform in Pennsylvania
locatedIn Pennsylvania
politicalRole advocacy of religious liberty in Pennsylvania
dominant influence in early Pennsylvania Assembly
opposition to military conscription in Pennsylvania
religion Quakerism
religiousTradition Religious Society of Friends
significantDate 1681
significantEvent Germantown Quaker Petition Against Slavery
Quaker abolitionist movement in Philadelphia
Quaker involvement in Underground Railroad
Quaker participation in women’s rights movement
establishment of Pennsylvania as a Quaker colony
founding of Philadelphia as a Quaker city
granting of Pennsylvania charter to William Penn in 1681
startTime late 17th century

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Swarthmore Friends Meeting hasCategory Quakerism in Pennsylvania
John Payne associatedWith Quaker community in Philadelphia
linked to: Quakerism in Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Shewell memberOf Philadelphia Quaker community
linked to: Quakerism in Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Shewell associatedWith Quakers in Pennsylvania
linked to: Quakerism in Pennsylvania
Wyck House associatedWith Quaker community in Germantown
linked to: Quakerism in Pennsylvania
Francis A. Nixon ethnicGroup American Quakers
linked to: Quakerism in Pennsylvania