Quakerism in Pennsylvania

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Quakerism in Pennsylvania refers to the historical and religious presence, communities, and influence of the Religious Society of Friends in the Pennsylvania region, including their role in shaping its social, political, and cultural life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Quaker history
aspect of Pennsylvania history
religious movement history
coreBelief community
equality
inner light
integrity
pacifism
religious toleration
simplicity
stewardship
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalImpact Quaker-influenced business ethics
development of quiet worship practices in the region
place names reflecting Quaker heritage
plain style of architecture
demographicTrend continued concentration in Philadelphia region
decline in proportion of state population over time
foundedBy William Penn NERFINISHED
hasDocument Frame of Government of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
Germantown Quaker Petition Against Slavery NERFINISHED
hasKeyFigure Anthony Benezet NERFINISHED
George Fox NERFINISHED
Hannah Penn NERFINISHED
John Woolman NERFINISHED
Lucretia Mott NERFINISHED
Margaret Fell NERFINISHED
William Penn NERFINISHED
hasMajorCenter Bucks County NERFINISHED
Chester NERFINISHED
Delaware County NERFINISHED
Germantown NERFINISHED
Lancaster County NERFINISHED
Philadelphia NERFINISHED
hasMeetingHouse Arch Street Friends Meeting House NERFINISHED
Birmingham Friends Meeting House NERFINISHED
Chichester Friends Meeting House NERFINISHED
Germantown Friends Meeting House NERFINISHED
Merion Friends Meeting House NERFINISHED
Old Haverford Friends Meeting House NERFINISHED
Providence Friends Meeting House NERFINISHED
Radnor Friends Meeting House NERFINISHED
Sadsbury Friends Meeting House NERFINISHED
hasOrganization American Friends Service Committee NERFINISHED
Baltimore Yearly Meeting (overlapping Pennsylvania) NERFINISHED
Friends Central School NERFINISHED
Friends Committee on National Legislation (offices and roots in Pennsylvania) NERFINISHED
Friends Fiduciary Corporation NERFINISHED
Friends General Conference NERFINISHED
Friends Journal NERFINISHED
Friends Select School NERFINISHED
Germantown Friends School NERFINISHED
Haverford College NERFINISHED
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends NERFINISHED
Swarthmore College NERFINISHED
Westtown School NERFINISHED
influenced Native American relations policy in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania abolitionist movement NERFINISHED
Pennsylvania colonial government NERFINISHED
Pennsylvania education system
Pennsylvania legal system
Pennsylvania women’s rights movement NERFINISHED
peace activism in Pennsylvania
prison reform in Pennsylvania
locatedIn Pennsylvania
politicalRole advocacy of religious liberty in Pennsylvania
dominant influence in early Pennsylvania Assembly
opposition to military conscription in Pennsylvania
religion Quakerism
religiousTradition Religious Society of Friends NERFINISHED
significantDate 1681
significantEvent Germantown Quaker Petition Against Slavery NERFINISHED
Quaker abolitionist movement in Philadelphia
Quaker involvement in Underground Railroad
Quaker participation in women’s rights movement
establishment of Pennsylvania as a Quaker colony
founding of Philadelphia as a Quaker city
granting of Pennsylvania charter to William Penn in 1681
startTime late 17th century

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Swarthmore Friends Meeting hasCategory Quakerism in Pennsylvania
John Payne associatedWith Quakerism in Pennsylvania
this entity surface form: Quaker community in Philadelphia
Elizabeth Shewell memberOf Quakerism in Pennsylvania
this entity surface form: Philadelphia Quaker community
Elizabeth Shewell associatedWith Quakerism in Pennsylvania
this entity surface form: Quakers in Pennsylvania