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Priscilla Wakefield (née Priscilla Bell le 31 janvier 1751 et morte le 12 septembre 1832) est une philanthrope quaker anglaise. Ses écrits couvrent l' économie féministe et des sujets scientifiques et incluent des non-fiction pour enfants [ 1 ] , [ 2 ] .
Born Priscilla Bell in Tottenham, England, in 1751, Priscilla Wakefield was the daughter of Daniel Bell of Stamford, Middlesex, and Catherine Barclay , the granddaughter of a noted Quaker apologist. Wakefield herself was a member of the Society of Friends throughout her life, although she did not conform to its codes on either dress or amusements.
Priscilla Wakefield (nee Bell) was born in Tottenham on the 31st January 1751 and was the eldest daughter of Daniel and Catherine Bell of Stamford Hill. Catherine Bell was the daughter of David Barclay of London who was a prominent member of the Quaker movement and one of the founders of Barclays bank.
23 de nov. de 2021 · Priscilla Wakefield House Reviews (49) Reviews (49) Review Score Breakdown Submit a Review. Total of 49, showing 1-20. 8.8. Priscilla Wakefield House has a Review Score of 8.8 (8.797) out of 10 based on reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Priscilla Wakefield House has 49 reviews.
Economic Justice and Sustainability are two areas of current Quaker action in which Priscilla Wakefield would surely have been engaged (including quotes from Quaker documents in italics): Economic justice : Quakers want an economic system that has equality, justice and environmental sustainability at its heart.
Priscilla Wakefield (1751-1832) was the best-selling author of 18 books for children, young women and adults published under her own name, as well as several others published under a pseudonym or anonymously.
Priscilla Wakefield (née Bell) was an early Quaker feminist and philanthropist. She established England’s first savings bank, and wrote many books for young people on scientific subjects. Her book on feminist economics, Reflections on the Present Condition of the Female Sex; with Suggestions for its Improvement, was published in 1798, just six years after Mary Wollstoncraft’s Vindication ...
