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Ann Lee was a member of the Shakers in Machester, England. She was illeterate and worker in a cotton factory, before joining the Shakers. After she experienced a “special manifestation of Divine light”, Ann Lee was acknowledged as the leader of the Shakers. Ann believed that she had been told to repair American religion, so Ann and some followers sailed to America. Ann lee was most important in creating a Shaker society, spreading the religion and ideas.

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The movement was started in order to spread the beliefs and teachings of the Shakers to America.

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The shakers wanted to create an example society, that demonstrated their beliefs, in order to create social reform. The Shakers tried to expose “the world” to the beliefs and teachings that were the basis of their society.

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How the Shakers tried to Achieve their Goals

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How the Shakers tried to Achieve their Goals

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The Shakers spread their ideas by public preaching, singing, dancing and creating model society that included hard labor and communal life.

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Shakers Wanted to Have A Communal Society

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Shakers Wanted to Have A Communal Society

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Shakers accomplished their goals of being self sufficient and lived together in communal “villages” in which everyone was an equal part of the community and orphaned and unwanted children were taken in by the members of the community. The movement created more than 20 Shaker communities with more than 6,000 followers. The Shakers left a legacy of pacifism and gender equality as well as a simple lifestyle.

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Shaker community going to dinner with each Shaker bringing their own chair