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In this post I focus on a woman named Jane Hunt. She lived from 1812 - 1889. Jane was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Quakers William and Mary Master. At age 33 Jane married Richard Hunt and moved to Waterloo, New York.
Jane and Richard opposed slavery and their home served as a station on the Underground Railroad.
Traditional Quakers tenets held that men and women should meet separately when making religious decisions. In 1848 the Hunts and other Quaker families formed a more radical Quaker group known as the Yearly Meeting of Congregational Friends, or Progressive Friends. They intended to further elevate the infuence of women in affairs of the faith. They introduced joint meetings of men and women, giving women an equal voice.
After a Quaker service on Sunday 9 July, 1848, several women decided to invite Lucretia Mott, a well-known Quaker minister and social reformer from Philadelphia, to visit Waterloo. Lucretia was most famous for her oral ability, which was rare during an era in which women were often not allowed to speak in public. Jane offered her home for the meeting.
Read Part One Hundred And Fourteen HERE
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