The two questions I’m asked most:
- Are you a Quaker?
- Why Quakers?
No, I’m not a Quaker. You do find that a lot of Quaker historians come to this subject from a Quaker background, either their own or a family connection.
Which always leads to – why Quakers? Admittedly, it’s a very significant part of my life that I’ve spent researching a faith that is not my own!
Early Quakers were radical and defiant men and women – in many cases they didn’t comply with the social normative behaviours of their time (and even our time!). In some instances, there was a really dark side to this movement and that’s why I’m here – to really dig out the unpleasant stories that have gone under the radar for centuries. For more information, click here.
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Erica Canela 