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Was Mary Follett a Quaker?
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Did Mary Follett ever meet FW Taylor?
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"It is in interesting question, I think.
It seem from her writing and the descriptions of her life in Joan Tonn's biography that she often thought and acted like a Quaker, and like many Quakers is not defined by Quakerism, it apparently…"
Betsy replied to Jonathan Wilson's discussion Was Mary Follett a Quaker?"I have been interested in this question also. At our Oct 21 gathering in Boston, we discussed this. Despite her interests and vision, no one has identified a direct Quaker connection. Her nephew told Albie Davis that each member of the family…"
Joseph Arthur Christian replied to Jonathan Wilson's discussion Was Mary Follett a Quaker?"We know that she was spiritually alive... Indirectly - fruit/tree relationship. Putting her in a "religious group" might be a dis-service. What do you think?"
Jeff Bedolla replied to Jonathan Wilson's discussion Was Mary Follett a Quaker?"..and...in the biography starting on page 341 is the trip to Kansas City. It's in the index under "Unity School of Practical Christianity"."
"Thank you, Valerie. That's interesting and useful. It suggests to me that the family were no longer Quakers, if they had ever been.
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Valerie Werner replied to Jonathan Wilson's discussion Was Mary Follett a Quaker?"The Baxter family held membership in the Unitarian Church where in 1867 Charles Follett and Elizabeth Baxter (Mary's parents) were married by Reverend John Wells who also baptized Mary in 1869. However, after Charles return…"
Was Mary Follett a Quaker?
An Infed writer (http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-foll.htm) writes that Mary Follett came from a Quaker family. Does anyonne happen to know if she herself was a Quaker? Joan Tonn mentions that she was baptised at a Unitarian church (pp21/22).Any facts, thoughts and speculations will be gratefully received!Jonathan See More
Betsy Geist replied to Jonathan Wilson's discussion Did Mary Follett ever meet FW Taylor?"Hi dear Albie! using online searches I couldn't find any reference to Taylor in either The New State or Creative Experience. However her talks published in Dynamic Administration (mostly given between 1924-27) make reference to things said at…"
Albie M. Davis replied to Jonathan Wilson's discussion Did Mary Follett ever meet FW Taylor?"Hello again, Jonathan,
Over the years, I've developed my own indexes for Follett's writing, generally not indexed. I looked up Brandeis in my New State Index. I have one entry, "Mrs. Brandeis," page 15.
The inception of the…"
"Dear Albie and Emmanuel,
Thank you very much for your helpful answers. I too wonder if they met socially via Louis Brandeis. Wikipedia suggests that Brandeis did not entertain lavishly, but I can imagine informal gatherings.
Although the…"
GROUTEL replied to Jonathan Wilson's discussion Did Mary Follett ever meet FW Taylor?"Hi Albie, Hi Jonathan,
I made some researches in Fox'Thesis, but I have to say there is no words abt any "meeting" between Mary Follett and Taylor...
Emmanuel"
Albie M. Davis replied to Jonathan Wilson's discussion Did Mary Follett ever meet FW Taylor?"Hello Jonathan,
I love these kinds of questions! Not knowing the answer is a stimulus to see if we can find or surmise an answer.
Did Mary Parker Follett and F. W. Taylor ever meet? And, if so, how did they get on?
From Lyndall Urwick Golden Book…"
Did Mary Follett ever meet FW Taylor?
I am fairly sure that they probably never worked together, but Joan Tonn notes that she read the Bulletin of the Taylor society and she did work with/for Louis Brandeis, I believe, who worked closely with Taylor.I'd be really interested to know if they did meet and how they got on. See More
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