There is not just 'was' about Quakers - we exist and thrive today.
The questioner may get a better answer if the question can be made more explicit by saying what aspects of life s/he is interested in and what period, as Quakers have been around since the 1650's and different factors have been prominent in different times.
I have no experience of what it 'was like' beyond my own for the last 16 years.
Quakers are still a worldwide Religious Group and so it is now, exhilarating and challenging as I try to life 'in the spirit' as I understand it, minute by minute.
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Quaker oatmeal is for breakfast.........and skin rashes.
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Life Cereal is made by Quaker
Susan B Anthony was raised as a Quaker. She attended a Quaker boarding school and even taught at a Quaker boarding school. She met the abolitionist Frederick Douglas because of Quaker social reformers who met at her family's home.
Robert Lawrence Smith has written: 'A Quaker book of wisdom' -- subject(s): Quaker authors, Christian life, Society of Friends, Spiritual life
he practices all the time
Nathaniel Greene was born into a Quaker family but became a Patriot later in his life. He developed a reputation as a great officer during the Revolutionary War.
Mary Penington has written: 'Experiences in the life of Mary Penington' -- subject(s): Biography, Quaker women, Women, Quaker
Betsy Ross was raised in a family of Quakers. Thus she herself is a Quaker.
Nathanel Greene
The Confederacy invented the "Quaker Guns" which were logs cut and painted to look like canons.