This inspirational work presents a sketch of the earliest members of the 'Shut-In Society'
founded by a 19th-century American author and social activist Mrs. Nathaniel Conklin. After
becoming disabled in 1874 Conklin became interested in helping other women who were also shut
in from society. She created the Shut-In Society and sought out other disabled women to join.
By 1896 it had over 2 000 members globally and was an organized society with an advisory
board.
