Ann Lee
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 17th and 18th Centuries
- Categories: Women’s Issues, Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Theology, Theologians
- Curriculum: Women’s History, American Revolutionary History (1776-1788), British History, 18th Century European History
Article abstract: Ann Lee was the founder of the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Coming, a religious sect commonly known as the Shakers. Members of the sect believed Mother Ann to be the female embodiment of Christ and the maternal component of the Father/Mother God.
Early Life
Information about Ann Lee’s childhood is scarce. According to Shaker tradition, she was born on February 29, 1736, in the slums of Manchester, a manufacturing town in northwest England. Cathedral records indicate that she was baptized in the Anglican church on...
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