From humble beginnings in Manchester to leader of a radical religious sect she took to America, who was Ann Lee?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lee, pegged by Fastvold as the “first feminist” of colonial America, was born in Manchester, England, in 1736. She would go on to ...

Director Mona Fastvold follows the religious sect from England to America — but the film’s real object of worship is itself ...

Any film that dares to cover the life of a spiritual leader will likely run right into a high level of skepticism, scrutiny, derision and, yes, even some old-fashioned acceptance. Religion does hold ...

Many of the tenets that 18th-century Shaker movement founder Ann Lee espoused hundreds of years ago could well enlighten today’s not-always-inclusive culture, says Amanda Seyfried. Related Articles ...

"The Testament of Ann Lee" is a strange, sensual Shaker musical blending religion and spectacle; visually striking and ...

In the mid-1700s, Ann Lee helped start a religious movement preaching absolutely no sex. Nearly three centuries later, the Shaker founder could become an unlikely icon for Gen Z, who are bringing ...

A new film, “The Testament of Ann Lee,” is shining a spotlight on the religious group that established two villages in New Hampshire A new film playing in theaters now, “The Testament of Ann Lee,” is ...