the leader of the Shakers religion was Ann Lee. She started the movement (as an offshoot of the Quakers) in Manchester. The first Shaker communities after this were founded in Wandsworth and the New Forest.
Give communities a place to meet and organize farmers to demand political change.
A religious commune founded by Ann Lee in Englind that came to America in 1774. Shakers practiced celbacy, belived that God was both Mother and Father,and helped property in common.
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Shakers was created in 1747.
One false statement about the Shakers is that they allowed marriage and family life as part of their community practices. In reality, the Shakers, a religious sect founded in the 18th century, believe in celibacy and do not marry, focusing instead on communal living and communal child-rearing. Their commitment to celibacy means they grow their communities primarily through conversion rather than traditional family structures.
give communities a place to meet and organize farmers to demand oilitical change
Give communities a place to meet and organize farmers to demand political change.
Capital Shakers was created in 1998.
A belief that communal ownership of property was a way to create more moral societies
Give communities a place to meet and organize farmers to demand political change.
Precisely the opposite; the Shakers were against ANY sexual contact. Shakers didn't have children, although they could adopt.