They were later said to have been led by Edinburgh woman Jenny Geddes.[29] According to R. A. Houston, women probably had more freedom of expression and control over their spiritual destiny in groups outside the established church such the Quakers, who had a presence in the country from the mid-seventeenth century.[30] The principle of male authority could be challenged when women chose different religious leaders from their husbands and fathers.[28] Among the Cameronians, who broke away from the kirk when episcopalianism was re-established at the Restoration in 1660, several reports indicate that women could preach and excommunicate, but not baptise. Several women are known to have been executed for their part in the movement.[31]