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Emily Ford (artist)
Emily Susan Ford (1850–1930) was an English artist and campaigner for women's rights. She was born into a Society of Friends, Quaker family in Leeds, and trained as an artist at the Slade School of Art and exhibited at the Royal Academy. Life Emily Ford was born in Leeds into a politically active Quaker family who moved to Adel Grange in Adel, Leeds, Adel on the outskirts of Leeds when she was 15. Her parents were Robert Lawson Ford (1809–1878) a solicitor and Hannah (née Pease family, Pease) (1814–1886). Her youngest sister Isabella Ford, Isabella became a prominent campaigner for the rights of working women. When in Leeds Emily lived at the family home, Adel Grange, but after her older sister Bessie died in 1922, Emily and Isabella moved to Adel Willows, a small property nearby. Ford attended the Slade School of Art in London from 1875. From 1873 until 1881 Ford was an active member of the Leeds Ladies' Educational Association, which provided lectures and courses, sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Society Of Friends
Quakers are people who belong to the Religious Society of Friends, a historically Protestant Christian set of denominations. Members refer to each other as Friends after in the Bible, and originally, others referred to them as Quakers because the founder of the movement, George Fox, told a judge to "quake before the authority of God". The Friends are generally united by a belief in each human's ability to be guided by the inward light to "make the witness of God" known to everyone. Quakers have traditionally professed a priesthood of all believers inspired by the First Epistle of Peter. They include those with evangelical, holiness, liberal, and traditional Quaker understandings of Christianity, as well as Nontheist Quakers. To differing extents, the Friends avoid creeds and hierarchical structures. In 2017, there were an estimated 377,557 adult Quakers, 49% of them in Africa followed by 22% in North America. Some 89% of Quakers worldwide belong to ''evangelical'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
