Faith Elizabeth Young Andrews (September 9, 1896 – July 6, 1990) was an American scholar of the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, best known as the Shakers.
[3] Her family did not support her attaining higher education, but they agreed to allow her to attend secretarial school at Berkshire Business College, which she pursued despite her interest in more advanced studies.
[2] In 1923, Faith Young Andrews and her husband visited the nearby Shaker community of Hancock, Massachusetts, to purchase some bread.
[2] In addition to her efforts as a researcher, Andrews worked in school administration, as an actuary, and for the Women's City Club of New York.
[1][4] After his death, she published several books — Religion in Wood (1966), Visions of the Heavenly Sphere (1969), and the memoir Fruits of the Shaker Tree of Life (1975) — all of which she co-credited to Edward posthumously.