Records of York : New Earswick Women's Adult School of the Society of Friends. 1930-1977.
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York: New Earswick Women's Adult School of the Society of Friends.
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A Women's Adult School was established in the village of New Earswick in 1930, with encouragement and assistance from the existing Men's Adult School. The first President was Mrs Annie Hallaways, and the Co-Secretaries Mrs K Gould and Miss E Stabler. The school had 37 members initially. The school was active until at least 1977. From the guide to the Records of York: New Earswick Women's Adult School of the Society of Friends, 1930-1977, (Leeds University Library) ...
Society of Friends
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The Society of Friends (or 'Quakers') was formed by George Fox (1624-1691), a shoemaker from Nottingham. In the 1640s Fox travelled throughout England delivering sermons in which he argued that individuals could have direct access to God without the need for churches, priests or other aspects of the established Church. Fox's followers became known as the 'Friends of Truth' and later the 'Society of Friends'. Fox developed rules for the management of meetings, which were printed as 'Friends Fello...
