Margaret Fell’s book to be reissued

‘While imprisoned for her beliefs in Lancaster Castle, she worked through the entire Bible showing how there are examples of female leadership throughout it.’

by Rebecca Hardy 6th March 2026

Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) has announced plans to issue a new version of the first full-length case for women’s church leadership in English. Women’s Speaking Justified was written in 1666 by Quaker co-founder Margaret Fell.