Mother Ann Lee
Morning Star of the Shakers
$29.63
- Paperback
180 pages
- Release Date
10 April 2026
Summary
The definitive biography of the founder of the Shaker movement, whose remarkable life is the subject of a new film, The Testament of Ann Lee.
This acclaimed, accessible, and thoroughly researched biography documents the life of Ann Lee, a controversial, religious leader and early feminist figure. Lee established the Shaker movement in 1770 in Manchester, England. The core principles of the Shakers were radical: in an era when wives were the possession of thei…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781684583386 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1684583381 |
| Author: | Nardi Reeder Campion, June Sprigg |
| Publisher: | Brandeis University Press |
| Imprint: | Brandeis University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 180 |
| Release Date: | 10 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
“Campion has illumined Ann Lee as a formative figure in the women’s movement as well [as] evoked a strong, estimable character whose personality overcame the eccentricities of her religion in the eyes of many who encountered her.” * New York Times *“Written with a feminist perspective emphasizing the radical nature of the Shakers and their leader, who proclaimed women equal to men and believed that God had a dual male/female nature.” * School Library Journal *“An impeccably documented biography of the extraordinary religious leader who was called the ‘female Christ.’” * Horn Book *
“[Ann Lee] said that she wanted ‘to turn the world upside down,’ and this book reveals how an extraordinary woman was able to do that, against many obstacles (and sometimes violent opposition—the Shakers maintained neutrality, for instance, during the Revolutionary War) throughout the United States in the first decade of the young country.”
* Spirituality and Practice *About The Author
Nardi Reeder Campion
Nardi Reeder Campion (1917–2007) was the author of nine books, including Everyday Matters: A Love Story and Bringing Up the Brass: My 55 Years at West Point.
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