Mildred Barker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mildred Barker

American Shaker musician, scholar, religious leader, and manager from the Alfred and Sabbathday Lake villages

Date of Birth: 03-Feb-1897

Place of Birth: Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Date of Death: 25-Jan-1990

Profession: writer, poet

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Ruth Mildred Barker (February 3, 1897 – January 25, 1990) was a musician, scholar, manager, and spiritual leader from the Alfred and Sabbathday Lake Shaker villages.
A prominent and respected Shaker during her long life, she worked to preserve Shaker music.
With the help of Daniel Patterson, she recorded Early Shaker Spirituals, a collection of Shaker songs.
In recognition of her achievements in the field, in 1983 she received the National Heritage Fellowship.
She also co-founded and managed The Shaker Quarterly, a magazine and journal focused on the Shakers, to which she was also a regular contributor.