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Ann Lee, English-American religious leader, founder of the Shakers (died 1784)
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Ann Lee
Founder of the Shakers (1736–1784)
Ann Lee, commonly known as Mother Ann Lee, was the founding leader of the Shakers, later changed to United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing following her death. She was born during a time of the Evangelical revival in England, and became a figure that greatly…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Shakers
Christian monastic denomination
The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, more commonly known as the Shakers, are a millenarian restorationist Christian sect founded c. 1747 in England and then organized in the United States in the 1780s. They were initially known as "Shaking Quakers"…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
February 29
Day of the year
February 29 is a leap day —an intercalary date added periodically to create leap years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the 60th day of a leap year in both Julian and Gregorian calendars, and 306 days remain until the end of the leap year. It is the last day of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)