Quakers (The Religious Society of Friends)

Left: George Fox, founder of the Quaker religion. He believed he had been sent by God to preach. When none of the other religious groups gave him inner peace, he then established the Society of Friends in 1652. Quakers believed that everyone was created equal and believed that violence was not the answer.

Below: In the early days of Quakerism many Quakers were executed.




























Above: William Penn, a significant Quaker in the U.S. He founded Pennsylvania as a safe place for Quakers to live and practice their religion.



Below: Elizabeth Fry (example of Quakers clothing)




















Left: Quaker couple (example of historic Quaker clothing)













Left: Quaker meeting, Quaker meetings is sometimes used as the name for their religious service















Left: Another Quaker meeting

Mariah Shriner, Frank's Project Team