“In a time when many Friends are feeling the need for personal action amidst great fear and turmoil, Gardner draws a clear line from the earliest Friends to today, and gives us examples of how speaking truth to power looks when we see it in our own time.” - Karie Firoozmand, Friends Journal

Today’s activist Quakers walk a line between faith and activism, standing on the shoulders of iconic Quakers who, over the last 300 years, fought to make the world a better place.

If you were to put together a hall of fame of American activists, in environmental movements, women's suffrage, or civil rights, it is striking how many of them were either themselves Quakers or influenced by Quaker principles. What can we learn from these revolutionaries about activism and nonviolent resistance in these troubled times?