In the post Civil War Era, a group of Progressive Shakers developed a women’s rights platform based on their religious beliefs of the duality of God, celibacy, and dual government.  

Presented by Dr. Wendy Woods, BA in Social Studies Ed (WKU); MA History (WKU); PhD in History (UK); Teaching career 29 years; research/teaching Women’s History, Modern America; Religious History; Civil Rights Era “Appeal to the Sisterhood:  Shakers and the Women’s Rights Movement” (Dissertation); Professor of History at Campbellsville University. 

This lecture is part of our year-long 250 Anniversary Lecture Series. Please join us each month!