Shaker

Member of the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, a celibate millenarian sect. Derived from a branch of the radical English Quakers (see Society of Friends), the movement was brought to the U.S. in 1774 by Ann Lee, an illiterate textile worker whose followers accepted her as the second incarnation of Christ. The Shakers spread throughout New England from their base near Albany, N.Y., and later into Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana, eventually establishing 19 communities. Communities held property in common, observed celibacy, and pursued a life of productive labour. Although sometimes persecuted for their pacifism and for bizarre beliefs falsely attributed to them, Shakers won admiration for their model farms and orderly, prosperous communities. Their talent for simple, functional design led to numerous inventions and innovations (see Shaker furniture). The movement reached its height in the 1840s and thereafter gradually declined. In the early 21st century only one working Shaker village remained: Sabbathday Lake, near New Gloucester, Maine.

shaker [′shāk·ər]

(electromagnetism)

An electromagnetic device capable of imparting known and usually controlled vibratory acceleration to a given object. Also known as electrodynamic shaker; shake table.

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No references found	Since Ann died before Shakerism entered its community and furniture-building stage, none of these approaches tells us much about the founder of American Shakerism herself. MOTHER OF THE SHAKERS by DAVIES, PHILIP JOHN / Contemporary Review Long after the heyday of Shakerism was over, their villages continued, partly because of the amazing longevity of Shakers, and partly because of their willingness to hire others to work their fields and turn their villages into profitable tourist attractions. The Success of American Communes by Thies, Clifford F. / Southern Economic Journal Certainly Sister Mildred Barker, a vital and vibrant leader of Shakerism until her death in 1990 at the age of 92, was convinced that her beloved community of Alfred, Maine, had not merited closure in 1931. THE SHAKERS AT THE MILLENNIUM by Davies, Philip / Contemporary Review	Shair Shairi Shaivism Shaka Shakai Minshuto Shakai Taishuto Shakaishugi Kenkyukai Shakaishugi Kyokai Shakamak State Park Shake shake culture shake down shake table shake wave shake-table test shakedown test Shaken Aimanov Shaken Kenzhetaevich Aimanov shakeout shaker Shaker architecture shaker conveyor Shaker Festivals Shaker furniture Shaker Heights Shakerism Shakers Shakespeare Shakespeare's Birthday Shakespeare, William Shakespearean Shakhan Shakhaziz, Smbat Shakhaziz, Smbat Simonovich Shakhberdyeva, Maiia Shakhbuz Shakhdag Shakhdara Shakhimardan Shakhlicha Shakhlin, Boris Shakhlin, Boris Anfiianovich Shakhmatov, Aleksei Shakhmatov, Aleksei Aleksandrovich Shakhmatov, Aleksey Aleksandrovich Shakhmet Khusainov Shakhmet Khusainovich Khusainov Shakhmurzaev, Said Shakhmurzaev, Said Osmanovich Shakhov, Feliks Shakhov, Feliks Nikolaevich	shaken up shaken up Shaken, not stirred Shaken-baby syndrome Shaken-baby syndrome shakeout shakeout shakeout Shakeouts Shakeouts Shakeouts shaker shaker shaker Shaker architecture shaker calf syndrome shaker conveyor Shaker dog syndrome shaker dogs Shaker Festivals shaker foals Shaker furniture Shaker Heights Shaker Heights Police Department Shaker Heights, Ohio Shaker High School Shaker Landing Hydro Associates, Inc. shaker pigs Shaker Youth Baseball League Shakeress Shakerism Shakers Shakers Shakers shakes shakes shakes shakes shakes shakes a leg shakes a leg shakes a leg shakes booty shakes booty shakes booty shakes by the hand shakes by the hand shakes by the hand shakes down shakes down shakes down shakes hand shakes hand shakes hand shakes hands shakes hands shakes hands shakes head shakes head shakes head shakes in boots

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Since Ann died before Shakerism entered its community and furniture-building stage, none of these approaches tells us much about the founder of American Shakerism herself.

MOTHER OF THE SHAKERS by DAVIES, PHILIP JOHN / Contemporary Review

Long after the heyday of Shakerism was over, their villages continued, partly because of the amazing longevity of Shakers, and partly because of their willingness to hire others to work their fields and turn their villages into profitable tourist attractions.

The Success of American Communes by Thies, Clifford F. / Southern Economic Journal

Certainly Sister Mildred Barker, a vital and vibrant leader of Shakerism until her death in 1990 at the age of 92, was convinced that her beloved community of Alfred, Maine, had not merited closure in 1931.

THE SHAKERS AT THE MILLENNIUM by Davies, Philip / Contemporary Review

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