shakers

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The Shakers never claimed to have invented objects like these.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

After winning an Oscar for “The Brutalist,” the English composer takes on a musical about the founder of the Shakers — a close collaboration with Amanda Seyfried.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

At its peak, there were over 6,000 Shakers, joining Ann in rebuking the gruesome, incalculable evils of war and preaching moral generosity.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2025

They also exhibit a rare respect for women, believing that “God must be both male and female,” and are a precursor to the group Ann herself will come to lead, known simply as the Shakers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

New religious faiths sprung from the state’s rich soil: Shakers, Mormons, and Adventists, among others.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock