The Women of Swarthmoor Hall
Wednesday 1 July 2026
19:00-21:00 (UK time)
Lucy Saint-Smith
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Lily Chadwick
This session explores the lives of Margaret Fell’s seven daughters through their personal documents, tracing their connection to Swarthmoor Hall and the ways they faced challenges such as imprisonment, childbirth, and bereavement, while supporting their mother.
Over 90 minutes, participants will be introduced to each of the Fell sisters and gain an understanding of the tension between the demands of their Quaker faith and the expectations placed on them as women in the seventeenth century.
This course will involve:
Speaker, Zoom Session
Accessibility info:
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