Title: Ann the Word
Description: One of the most colorful and controversial women ever to settle in America was Mother Ann Lee, founder of the Shaker religious sect. Born in the miserable slums of Manchester, England, Ann Lee discovered early in life that the Christian faith had power to transform lives eroded by poverty and despair. - from book jacket
Subjects: Biography, Shakers, Women evangelists, History
Places: United States
People: Ann Lee (1736-1784)