Troublesome Women: Early Female Quaker Ministers

This course will dive deep into the history of the earliest Quaker women, uncovering what it was that made female Friends in particular so radical to early modern English society. By situating the first few generations of Quaker women in beliefs and practices of their time, this course will explore the position female Friends held in their communities, the reception of their ministry and their treatment by Friends and non-Friends alike.

This course will be delivered through four pre-recorded sessions with accompanying materials which participants will be expected to work through on a weekly basis. There will also be a discussion section held once per week for participants to discuss the material with the tutor and other participants and to ask any questions they may have concerning the content of the week’s session.

There will be some material to look at before the first session. We will email you around one week prior to the course with information about accessing the course, including this material, on our online learning platform (Moodle).