ann lee/the shakers
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Ann Lee/The Shakers. By: Sarah Ellis. Biography. Born: February 29, 1736 Died: September 8, 1784 Birthplace: Manchester, England Ann Lee was illiterate, she had no schooling Married Abraham Standerin, he later on leaves her She gave birth to 4 children, all of whom died in infancy. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Ann Lee/The ShakersBy: Sarah Ellis
Biography Born: February 29, 1736 Died: September 8, 1784 Birthplace: Manchester, England Ann Lee was illiterate, she had no
schooling Married Abraham Standerin, he later on
leaves her She gave birth to 4 children, all of whom
died in infancy
Biography (continued) She was apart of the religious reform Founded the American Shaker
movement One of 8 children
Interests Ann Lee wanted to spread the word of
God throughout England She had visions of the second coming of
Christ and wanted other believers to preach more publicly about it
Wanted to attack sin more boldly and unconventionally
Works Accounts of what she taught appear in
shaker “testimonies” published as early as 1816
Her work appeared in Shaker Doctrines
Accomplishments Became leader of the United Society of
Believers in Christ’s Second coming, or Shakers
Established the first U.S. settlement of Quakers in New York
In 1770, she was chosen by the Society as “Mother in spiritual things” and called herself “Ann the Word” and also “Mother Ann”
Significant Quotes “You cannot kill the Devil with a sword” “Put your hands to work, and your
hearts to God”
Impact The followers of Ann Lee came to believe
that she embodied all the perfections of God in female form
Ann Lee’s mission throughout New England was very successful in converting groups who were outside the mainstream of New England Protestantism to the mainstream
She said “We[The Shakers] are the people who turned the world upside down”
Questions What was Ann Lees main goal? What was she significant for? What did she have visions of? What was the name of the group she
lead? Why did she go to America?
Sources www.biography.yourdictionary.com/moth
er-ann-lee www.infoplease.com/biography/var/mot
herannlee.html www.sacred-texts.com/utopia/scus/csus
14.htm