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A Friend Among the Sisters

A chronically ill Friend takes a vacation among the nuns J.A. Kruger
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Martha Ellicott Tyson

A profile of the Baltimore Quaker elder and minister (1795-1873) Virginia Schurman

Inspiration From Quaker Women of the Past

I have received much inspiration and encouragement from the stories of earlier Quaker women who were willing to take the… Marcelle Martin

Quaker Women in Ministry

Two summers ago, at the Friends General Conference Gathering, Peggy O’Neill contacted then Senior Editor Bob Dockhorn and me to… Susan Corson-Finnerty

Little Girl, Wake Up

My granddaughter Abby sometimes likes me to tell her stories about Jesus. She is four, so I keep them simple… Rebecca Ankeny

Healing the Wounds of Patriarchy, One Woman at a Time

It’s day four of the Friends General Conference Gathering workshop for high school women, “Honoring That of Goddess Within.” Twelve… Peggy O'Neill

Called

And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision. —1 Samuel 3:1 "You… Marcelle Martin

Quaker Women I Have Known

"The women in my family do things," said John Foster, the Quaker man I had just met in India. Much… Georgana Foster

Every Woman Counts

Haiti is a dangerous place to be a pregnant woman. While the worldwide average risk of dying in childbirth has… Janett Forte

Anne Parrish: Unsung Friend

The ministries of Quaker women who notably served the Religious Society of Friends have received well-deserved attention. In most cases,… Gregory A. Barnes

Grief Manifesto: Linda Heacock’s Death As Told by Her Daughter

As I did some yard work for a friend, I found a dead bird in one of her beds. I… Hannah Jeffrey

Empathy

I sit quietly in meeting for worship, envisioning the Light Within and knowing that I am being held very gently… Lee Neff
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