However , his personal efforts helped change Quaker viewpoints during the period of the Great Awakening .
In his lifetime , Woolman did not succeed in eradicating slavery even within the Society of Friends in colonial America .
Woolman 's personal efforts helped Society of Friends Quaker viewpoints during the period of the Great Awakening .
In his lifetime , Woolman did not succeed in eradicating slavery even within the Society of Friends in colonial America .