Short answers, pulled from the story.
George Fox started the Quaker movement in 1647 while standing in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. He claimed to receive a revelation that Christ Jesus could speak directly to his condition during this time.
The name Quaker originated from an incident in 1650 when judge Gervase Bennet mocked George Fox for telling him to tremble at the word of the Lord. The term eventually became widely accepted by the group themselves despite its mocking origins.
Kenya alone had 119,200 Quakers as of 2017, making it home to the largest concentration of Friends globally. Nearly half or 49 percent of all adult Quakers worldwide lived in Africa according to 2017 estimates.
Mary Dyer was executed near Boston Common on the 1st of June 1660 after arriving in Boston with fellow missionaries in July 1656 and facing imprisonment for her beliefs. She became one of four martyrs known as the Boston martyrs due to these events.
Over 7,000 women signed a petition opposing tithes in 1659 showing their active participation in political life. This action demonstrated the crucial role women played early on within the community structure defined by figures like Margaret Fell.