Torah scroll damaged in 1776 during the British occupation of Manhattan Torah scroll damaged in 1776 during the British occupation of Manhattan, Congregation Shearith Israel Anne Hutchinson Preaching in Her House in Boston Anne Hutchinson Preaching in Her House in Boston, 1901 Insisting she had the authority to interpret scripture, Hutchinson was at the center of the first theological rift in Puritan Massachusetts From Harpers Monthly 102 (February 1901): 356 Left: Shaker worship, Below: Advertisement for Shaker remedies Left Shaker worship, after a work by John Warner Barber, 1856 Lithograph Known for the distinctive style of movement they used during worship, the Shakers embraced an originally pejorative name as their own Printed and published by D W Kellogg and Co Below Advertisement for Shaker remedies, nineteenth century While famed for their piety, the Shakers were also successful entrepreneurs, becoming pioneers in marketing through their sale of seeds and herbal medicines