Untold Stories in Quaker History
Join our host Denis Long as he interviews educators and historians on how Quakers have made long-lasting impacts on history.
Each episode explores the untold stories of Quakers - shedding new light on the Quaker history narrative.
“I [want] to take this time to thank you, the listeners, for indulging yourself in these, in fact, untold stories of Quaker history. There is a saying in my family often quoted by my father, ‘there is no such thing as wasted knowledge,’ and while that may not apply to others, I thoroughly believe that even just listening and absorbing all types of knowledge has worth it. What’s the point of having the ability to learn if not to use it to its full potential?”
In this episode, we talk with Alison Titman, the executive director of the Alice Paul Institute. We discuss activism among Quaker women and the life and legacy of Alice Paul, a significant figure in the women’s suffrage movement of the early twentieth century.
In this inaugural installment, Denis is joined by guest Dr. Marcus Rediker as they discuss Quaker involvement in early movements for the abolition of slavery through the lens of Benjamin Lay's revolutionary and controversial practices.
Join Denis Long as he interviews educators and historians on how Quakers have made long-lasting impacts on history. Each episode explores the untold stories of Quakers, shedding new light on the Quaker history narrative.
Quakers have and continually help shape the definition of freedom by actively standing at the forefront of major reform movements in American history, including abolition, African-American history, women's rights, prison reform, making education and healthcare available to all, and temperance.
Host Denis Long is joined by professor Scott Larson as they discuss Public Universal Friend, a traveling non-binary Quaker minister, and the complexities of gender identity in early Quaker history.