Reformer Collection (#3)

Hannah more - 1
HANNAH MORE English writer and reformer

Luthers Wedding
MARTIN LUTHER Rejecting the celibacy imposed by Catholic teaching, he marries Katharina von Bora in Amsdoffs House at Wittenberg

Portrait of Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland, 1904. Creator: John Singer Sargent
Portrait of Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland, 1904.

Philip Melanchthon, 1540. Creator: Heinrich Aldegrever
Philip Melanchthon, 1540. Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560) was a leading figure of the Protestant Reformation in Germany. His importance for the Reformation lay in the fact that he systematised Martin

Jane Addams leaves Mercy Hospital, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Jane Addams leaves Mercy Hospital, 1912. Shows Jane Addams leaving Mercy Hospital in Chicago, after a visit with her friend, ex-President who was recovering from an assassination attempt in October

Miss Louise Hall with brush and Susan Fitzgerald assisting bill posting..., between c1910 and c1915
Miss Louise Hall with brush and Susan Fitzgerald assisting bill posting in Cincinnati, between c1910 and c1915. The person handling the brush, who is not visible in the photograph, is Miss

Mrs. B. Harriman, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. B. Harriman, 1912. Shows Florence Jaffray Hurst "Daisy" Harriman, chairman and founder of the Women's National Wilson and Marshall organization with banner

Mrs. J. Borden Harriman, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. J. Borden Harriman, between c1910 and c1915.

Sir Rowland Hill, K.C.B., late Secretary to the Post Office, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Sir Rowland Hill, K.C.B., late Secretary to the Post Office, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by J. and C. Watkins of '...the author of the Penny Postage...Sir Rowland Hill has lately retired

Pierre Viret, Swiss Protestant theologian and reformer (engraving)
8673141 Pierre Viret, Swiss Protestant theologian and reformer (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pierre Viret (c1509-1571)

Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer (engraving)
8673079 Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Huldrych Zwingli (1484-1531), Swiss Protestant reformer

Johannes Aepinus, German Lutheran thelogian, the first Superintendent of Hamburg in the 16th century, 1866 (engraving)
UTD4920287 Johannes Aepinus, German Lutheran thelogian, the first Superintendent of Hamburg in the 16th century, 1866 (engraving); (add.info.: Johann Hoeck (1499-1553) - Johannes Aepinus

Martin Luther (by Lukas Cranach), portrait, German theologian and Reformer, 1881 (engraving)
UTD4915898 Martin Luther (by Lukas Cranach), portrait, German theologian and Reformer, 1881 (engraving); (add.info.: Martin Luther (by Lukas Cranach), portrait, German theologian and Reformer

John (Jean) Calvin, French theologian, pastor and reformer, 1881 (engraving)
UTD4916298 John (Jean) Calvin, French theologian, pastor and reformer, 1881 (engraving); (add.info.: John (Jean) Calvin, French theologian, pastor and reformer

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
3585776 Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury; (add.info.: Portrait of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801-1885) an English politician, philanthropist, and social reformer

Mary Carpenter
3078249 Mary Carpenter; (add.info.: Portrait of Mary Carpenter (1807-1877) an English educational and social reformer. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl (1801-1885) Shaftesbury, English factory reformer and philanthropist
527552 Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl (1801-1885) Shaftesbury, English factory reformer and philanthropist. From Men of Mark, London c1877. Woodburytype.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Zorastrian High Priest reciting before the sacred fire. Zorastrians are a remnant of the ancient Iranian
535757 Zorastrian High Priest reciting before the sacred fire. Zorastrians are a remnant of the ancient Iranian fire-worshippers who followed the system of belief founded by Zoraster (c628 BC-c551 BC)

Martin Luther (1483-1546) German Protestant reformer. Title page of Leo X's Papal Bull excommunicating him. 1520
529964 Martin Luther (1483-1546) German Protestant reformer. Title page of Leo X's Papal Bull excommunicating him. 1520. ; Universal History Archive/UIG

Frances Willard
3585877 Frances Willard; (add.info.: Portrait of Frances Willard (1839-1898) an American educator, temperance reformer, and women's suffragist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
3585779 Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury; (add.info.: Portrait of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801-1885) an English politician, philanthropist, and social reformer

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
3585777 Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury; (add.info.: Portrait of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801-1885) an English politician, philanthropist, and social reformer

Martin Luther together with his family in front of the Christmas tree (engraving)
UTD4915952 Martin Luther together with his family in front of the Christmas tree (engraving); (add.info.: Luthers pleasure of winter time (original text)

Huldreich (Ulrich) Zwingli (1484-1531), by Holbein, 1881 (engraving)
UTD4916122 Huldreich (Ulrich) Zwingli (1484-1531), by Holbein, 1881 (engraving); (add.info.: Huldreich (Ulrich) Zwingli (1484-1531), by Holbein, theologian from Switzerland

Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560), German Lutheran Reformer, 1881 (engraving)
UTD4915986 Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560), German Lutheran Reformer, 1881 (engraving); (add.info.: Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560), German Lutheran Reformer

Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556), Archbishop of Canterbury, English Reformer, 1881 (engraving)
UTD4916276 Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556), Archbishop of Canterbury, English Reformer, 1881 (engraving); (add.info.: Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556), Archbishop of Canterbury, English Reformer

Johan Carl Christian Brosboll
3078291 Johan Carl Christian Brosboll; (add.info.: Portrait of Johan Carl Christian Brosboll (1816-1900) Dutch Reformer. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Thomas Wakley
3586365 Thomas Wakley; (add.info.: Portrait of Thomas Wakley (1795-1862) an English surgeon. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Honourable Mrs Caroline Norton, 1808 to 1877. English author and reformer
2915300 The Honourable Mrs Caroline Norton, 1808 to 1877. English author and reformer. Illustration from the book The Connoisseur Illustrated published 1904.; Photo © Hilary Morgan

Nicholas Ridley (c1500-1555) Bishop of London 1550
864076 Nicholas Ridley (c1500-1555) Bishop of London 1550; (add.info.: Nicholas Ridley (c1500-1555) Bishop of London 1550. English Protestant reformer and martyr writing while in prison

The retirement of Samuel Plimsoll as MP for Derby
5310123 The retirement of Samuel Plimsoll as MP for Derby; (add.info.: Cartoon commenting on the retirement of Samuel Plimsoll as MP for Derby, a seat which he held from 1868-1880)

Engraving depicting the Selimiye Barracks Hospital, in which Florence Nightingale worked during the Crimean War between
5308539 Engraving depicting the Selimiye Barracks Hospital, in which Florence Nightingale worked during the Crimean War between 1854-1857; (add.info)

George Wishart
3585951 George Wishart; (add.info.: Illustration depicting George Wishart (1513-1546) a Scottish religious reformer and Protestant martyr. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

John Wycliffe
3585900 John Wycliffe; (add.info.: Portrait of John Wycliffe (1320-1384) an English scholastic philosopher, theologian, Biblical translator, reformer, and seminary professor at Oxford University

John Wycliffe
3585896 John Wycliffe; (add.info.: Portrait of John Wycliffe (1320-1384) an English scholastic philosopher, theologian, Biblical translator, reformer, and seminary professor at Oxford University

Caspar Schwenckfeld
3585727 Caspar Schwenckfeld; (add.info.: Portrait of Caspar Schwenckfeld (1490-1561) a German theologian, writer, and preacher. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Frank Ives Scudamore
3585743 Frank Ives Scudamore; (add.info.: Portrait of Frank Ives Scudamore (1823-1884) an English Post Office reformer and writer. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Thomas Wakley
3586430 Thomas Wakley; (add.info.: Portrait of Thomas Wakley (1795-1862) an English surgeon. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Engraving of Charles Bradlaugh, 1906 (engraving)
1574497 Engraving of Charles Bradlaugh, 1906 (engraving); (add.info.: Charles Bradlaugh (1833-1891) English social reformer and radical politician

John Howard (1726-90) English prison reformer, 1880 (engraving)
536829 John Howard (1726-90) English prison reformer, 1880 (engraving); (add.info.: John Howard (1726-90) English prison reformer

Ulrich von Hutten, 1488-1523 (engraving)
8632083 Ulrich von Hutten, 1488-1523 (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ulrich von Hutten, 1488-1523)

Theodore Beza, French Calvinist theologian and reformer (engraving)
8673022 Theodore Beza, French Calvinist theologian and reformer (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Theodore Beza (1519-1605)

William Farel, French Protestant reformer (engraving)
8673015 William Farel, French Protestant reformer (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Farel (1489-1565)

London: The Reformer (colour litho)
8666367 London: The Reformer (colour litho) by Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Reformer. Illustration for Highways and Byways in London by Mrs E T Cook)

Martin Luther and Katharina von Bora, c.1550
7293483 Martin Luther and Katharina von Bora, c.1550; (add.info.: Religion. Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther and his wife Katharina von Bora)

Theobald Mathew, 1790-1856
3083171 Theobald Mathew, 1790-1856.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Irish Catholic teetotalist reformer, popularly known as Father Mathew)

John Knox (1505-1572), Scottish Reformer, theologian and founder of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland
UTD4916249 John Knox (1505-1572), Scottish Reformer, theologian and founder of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland, 1881 (engraving); (add.info.: John Knox (1505-1572), Scottish Reformer

Elizabeth Betsy Fry, 1780 - 1845, nee Gurney. English prison reformer, social reformer and, as a Quaker
2638473 Elizabeth Betsy Fry, 1780 - 1845, nee Gurney. English prison reformer, social reformer and, as a Quaker, a Christian philanthropist

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"Revolutionary Reformers: Pioneers of Change and Progress" From Martin Luther's courageous defense before Emperor Charles V to Florence Nightingale's tireless efforts in revolutionizing healthcare, history has been shaped by remarkable reformers who dared to challenge the status quo. These individuals, such as Mustapha Kemal Ataturk and Jonathan Edwards, left an indelible mark on society through their unwavering commitment to their ideals. Martin Luther, a German religious reformer, fearlessly stood before the Holy Roman Emperor at the Diet in Worms in 1521. This iconic moment captured in a 19th-century engraving showcases Luther's determination to defend his beliefs and spark a transformation within Christianity. Florence Nightingale, known as "The Lady With The Lamp, " brought about significant reforms in nursing during the mid-19th century. Her dedication and compassion towards patients led her to establish modern nursing practices that continue to shape healthcare today. Mustapha Kemal Ataturk danced with his adopted daughter while simultaneously leading Turkey through sweeping political and social reforms. As the founder of modern Turkey, he introduced secularism, women's rights, and educational reforms that transformed the nation into a progressive state. Jonathan Edwards played a pivotal role during America's Great Awakening movement with his powerful sermons that challenged traditional religious norms. His teachings sparked spiritual revival across colonial America and laid the foundation for future religious freedom. John Calvin was instrumental in shaping Protestant Reformation alongside Martin Luther. His influence extended beyond theology; he established Geneva as a model city-state where principles of democracy were implemented under strict moral codes. These reformers like St Bernard of Clairvaux or Saint John of Cross demonstrated immense courage by challenging societal norms prevalent during their time periods. Their contributions paved the way for progress not only within religion but also within various aspects of society including education systems, healthcare practices, political structures among others.