The Shakers, are members of the United Society of Believers in Christ's second appearing. They are one of many utopian farming communities of the early 1800's. The Shakers are more than a farming group, they were dedicated to a life of perfection. They invented many timesaving tools and machines, and created distinctive styles of architecture, furniture, and handicrafts. The Shakers began in England. The Shaking Quakers were a small branch of radical English Quakers. They …showed first 75 words of 1573 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1573 total…gender. The Shakers had two responsibilities, which were; being free from debt and celibacy and separateness. Children and partial Shakers lived separately from full Shakers in a group, which was known as the Novitate Order. Works Cited http://www.hancockshakervillage.org/old/shakers.html Madden. Etta. Bodies of Life Shaker Literature and Literacies. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1998 Issac, James and Iltman, Irwin. "Interpersonal processes in nineteenth century utopian communities: Shakers and Oneida Perfectionists" Utopian Studies Vol. 9, (1998):1.