Margaret Fell

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Signature from a letter to her son-in-law John Rouse and his wife, written from prison in Lancaster Castle (1664)
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Signature from a letter to her son-in-law John Rouse and his wife, written from prison in Lancaster Castle (1664)
Margaret Fell (1614-1702) converted to Quakerism in 1652, after hearing George Fox speak. Her husband, Thomas Fell, was a judge, and while he didn't become a Quaker, their home, Swarthmoor Hall, became a center of Quaker activity. She was the hub for Quaker correspondence in the early years, and the Swarthmore Collection of early Quaker letters is a critical source for historians.

Fell was imprisoned between 1664 and 1668 for Quaker activity. After her release, she married George Fox in 1669, and was imprisoned again for about a year.


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