Portrait of Lucretia Mott, 1842, by Joseph Kyle

'The convention was an "iconic moment deeply shaped by Quaker beliefs on gender and equality"'

Quakers remembered in suffrage anniversary

'The convention was an "iconic moment deeply shaped by Quaker beliefs on gender and equality"'

by Rebecca Hardy 11th August 2023

The influence of five Quaker women on the US movement for women’s suffrage was marked last month, on the 175th anniversary of its inception.