Dr. Janet Moore Lindman, professor of history at Rowan University, will speak at the Mt. Laurel Meetinghouse on Sunday, Nov. 6 at 12:30 p.m. Her talk is titled, “Sisters in the Light: Quaker Women in Early America.”
Lindman is a professor in the History Department at Rowan University. She is also currently serving as assistant dean for Assessment and Planning in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. She is the author of several books and articles, including “Bodies of Belief: Baptist Community in Early America” (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008) and co-editor of “A Centre of Wonders: The Body in Early America” (Cornell University Press, 2001).
The Mt. Laurel Meetinghouse is located on the corner of Moorestown-Mt. Laurel Road (Route 603) and Hainesport-Mt. Laurel Road (Route 684) at the historic center of Mt. Laurel. Built in 1760, it is one of the oldest Quaker structures in the Delaware Valley. The hand-hewn sandstone structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Meetinghouse served as a temporary hospital for British and American soldiers wounded in local skirmishes in 1778 during the Revolutionary War. In 2010 the Meetinghouse celebrates 250 years of continuous use by local residents.
The talk is open to the public at no cost and is being sponsored by the Mt. Laurel Meeting Women’s Group. Join us on Nov. 6 at 12:30 p.m. for a look at the fascinating history of Quaker women of the Delaware Valley.
For information about Lindman’s talk or Mount Laurel Meeting Women’s Group, contact Janet Pilvalis at 856–235–6724.
