Women's Minutes

<p><i>Women's Minutes</i> offers a unique glimpse into the lives and activities of Quaker women in early 19th-century Ohio. Specifically it presents the minutes from the Elk Monthly Meeting in Preble County Ohio documenting the proceedings of the women's division of the society. These records provide valuable insights into the religious social and community roles of women within the Quaker tradition during a formative period in American history.</p><p>Researchers and those interested in women's history religious studies and the history of the Midwest will find Women's Minutes a useful primary source. It sheds light on the ways in which women organized themselves addressed community concerns and contributed to the spiritual and practical life of their meeting.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p><br>