The Religious Society of Friends

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf charity
gptkbp:denomination gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:doctrine Integrity
Community
Simplicity
Equality
Stewardship
gptkbp:founded 17th century
gptkbp:founder gptkb:George_Fox
gptkbp:global_presence gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Latin_America
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
Africa
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:historicalEvent Support for LGBTQ rights
Involvement in the abolitionist movement
Civil_Rights_Movement_involvement
Opposition_to_the_Vietnam_War
Support_for_Native_American_rights
Establishment_of_Quaker_schools
Formation_of_the_American_Friends_Service_Committee
Establishment_of_the_Pennsylvania_Colony
Formation_of_the_first_Quaker_meeting
Participation_in_the_American_Revolution
Establishment_of_the_Friends_World_Committee_for_Consultation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Religious Society of Friends
gptkbp:membership approximately 210,000
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:William_Penn
gptkb:John_Woolman
gptkb:Lucretia_Mott
gptkb:Dorothy_Day
gptkbp:religion Inner_Light
gptkbp:social_responsibility Women's rights
Environmentalism
Abolition of slavery
Peace activism
gptkbp:training Quaker worship
gptkbp:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site gptkb:Bible
Quaker_writings
gptkbp:worship_style Silent worship