Our Beloved Friend: The Life and Writings of Anne Emlen Mifflin

Anne Emlen Mifflin was a progressive force in early America, born into one of the wealthiest families in Philadelphia and raised and educated in a Quaker community. This biography features her collected writings and selected correspondence, reviving her legacy as an abolitionist and social reformer who traveled thousands of miles to meet with Native Americans and establish Friends settlements on the frontier.

Format: Hardback
Length: 370 pages
Publication date: 06 December 2022
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press

Anne Emlen Mifflin, born into one of Philadelphia's wealthiest families and raised and educated in the heart of eighteenth-century American Quakerism, emerged as a progressive force in early America. This comprehensive and captivating biography, featuring Mifflin's collected writings and selected correspondence, breathes new life into her remarkable legacy. Anne's upbringing took place just across the street from the Pennsylvania statehouse, where the Continental Congress was tirelessly waging the War of Independence. Serving as a Quaker minister, her prolific pen, agile mind, and unwavering moral energy resulted in an extensive body of writings, making her a pioneering abolitionist and social reformer well ahead of the establishment of women's anti-slavery societies. In a time when most Americans confined themselves to their own villages, hamlets, or farms, Anne embarked on extraordinary journeys that took her thousands of miles. She traveled to remote settlements of Friends on the frontier, engaging in heartfelt conversations with Native Americans in the rugged landscapes of northwestern Pennsylvania, New York, and Canada.

Our Beloved Friend offers a singular glimpse into the lives of Quakers during the pre-Revolutionary era, the formation of the New Republic, and the War of 1812. Through the pages of this biography, readers are invited to immerse themselves in the world of Anne Emlen Mifflin, a woman whose unwavering dedication to social justice and her adventurous spirit left an indelible mark on the history of early America.

Weight: 698g
Dimension: 158 x 237 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780271093888