Get Out of Town

Arch Street Meeting House

Accompanied by Tim McAleer, owner of Founding Footsteps Tours, Laurita and Lauren tour the Arch Street Meeting House, which is the largest Quaker meeting house in the country and second largest in the world. They learn about the history of the Quaker movement in America and the role that Quaker women played in promoting equality, particularly in the fight against slavery and for women's suffrage.

Arch Street Meeting House

3m

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    S1 E8 - 28m 32s

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