History of the United States I / Unit 13 USH1 1817 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Shaker Practice
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The idea
Shakers held men and women as equals, which the anchor calls a radical departure at the time, with women often outnumbering men and no private property.
In practice
Furniture made with excellent workmanship as a deliberate substitute for worldly pleasure.
Where people slip
They prohibited sexual intercourse, seeing it as a lesser spiritual life and a source of conflict between women and men.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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