Explore the remarkable life of Charity Cook in this updated edition of Algie I. Newlin’s book, first published in 1981 and available once again after being out of print for many years. A backwoods country woman, Charity Cook rose in the 18th century to become one of the foremost traveling ministers holding the Society of Friends (Quakers) together in what was becoming a new nation. She traveled on horseback to minister to meetings and families from Carolina to Massachusetts.
Later, she did the same in England, traveling on a ship boarded by pirates, and in Ireland, where she nearly died from smallpox. Crossing the channel to France and Germany, she and her companions came close to being arrested as spies during the 100 Years War. Charity Cook was a courageous woman who had the faith, boldness, and family support necessary to be liberated, and freed, from the traditional married woman’s role more than 200 years ago.
Author: Algie I. Newlin
ISBN: 978-0-942585-21-6
Pages: 232