shakers

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The Shakers never claimed to have invented objects like these.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Then it would probably be breakfast at Shakers, which is in South Pasadena.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Intricate group choreography finds the Shakers swaying and stretching in tandem as if their hands were reaching up to pull God closer to Earth — or the congregation closer to Heaven.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2025

They also exhibit a rare respect for women, believing that “God must be both male and female,” and are a precursor to the group Ann herself will come to lead, known simply as the Shakers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

If they planned every detail, the Shakers had believed, they could create a patch of heaven on earth, a little refuge from the world, and the founders of Shaker Heights had thought the same.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng