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

Author:   Gary B. Nash (UCLA) ,  Emily M. Teipe (Fullerton College)
Publisher:   Pennsylvania State University Press
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9780271093888


Pages:   370
Publication Date:   06 December 2022
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Gary B. Nash (UCLA) ,  Emily M. Teipe (Fullerton College)
Publisher:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Imprint:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9780271093888


ISBN 10:   0271093889
Pages:   370
Publication Date:   06 December 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Foreword Cordelia Frances Biddle Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Editorial Apparatus Introduction Part 1: A Quaker Life 1. The Early Years, 1755–1778 2. A Season of Trials, 1778–1788 3. Faith in Action, 1788–1798 4. A Widow’s Ministry in the New Nation, 1798–1804 5. Serving the Church Militant, 1805–1816 Epilogue Part 2: Writings and Testimonies 6. My Religious Progress 7. Radical Pacifism 8. Antislavery 9. Our Native Brethren Part 3: Correspondence 10. Letters Among Friends, 1776–1799 11. Letters to Family and Friends, 1800–1813 Image Gallery Appendix Bibliography Biographical Note: Gary B. Nash, 1933–2021 Cynthia Shelton Index

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“An impressively researched biography, Our Beloved Friend makes a case for the historical importance of Anne Emlen Mifflin on her own terms, as both a Public Friend and an activist. Her life offers important context for eighteenth-century ideas about and experiences of non-Quaker women. It is also a useful meditation on how ‘ordinary’ people navigated pivotal historical events as well as the moral and ethical complexities of early American society, economy, and politics.” —Sarah Crabtree,author of Holy Nation: The Transatlantic Quaker Ministry in an Age of Revolution “Our Beloved Friend provides an example of a strong-willed and intellectually-engaged woman. The compelling narrative of Mifflin’s life is expertly presented and supported with extensive background and by her writings that include multiple genres, such as poetry, spiritual autobiography, travel narrative, diary entries, commonplace books, letters, and prose.” —Susan Imbarrato,author of Sarah Gray Cary from Boston to Grenada: Shifting Fortunes of an American Family, 1764-1826 “An impressive work of seminal scholarship.” —Midwest Book Review


An impressively researched biography, Our Beloved Friend makes a case for the historical importance of Anne Emlen Mifflin on her own terms, as both a Public Friend and an activist. Her life offers important context for eighteenth-century ideas about and experiences of non-Quaker women. It is also a useful meditation on how 'ordinary' people navigated pivotal historical events as well as the moral and ethical complexities of early American society, economy, and politics. -Sarah Crabtree, author of Holy Nation: The Transatlantic Quaker Ministry in an Age of Revolution Our Beloved Friend provides an example of a strong-willed and intellectually-engaged woman. The compelling narrative of Mifflin's life is expertly presented and supported with extensive background and by her writings that include multiple genres, such as poetry, spiritual autobiography, travel narrative, diary entries, commonplace books, letters, and prose. -Susan Imbarrato, author of Sarah Gray Cary from Boston to Grenada: Shifting Fortunes of an American Family, 1764-1826


An impressively researched biography, Our Beloved Friend makes a case for the historical importance of Anne Emlen Mifflin on her own terms, as both a Public Friend and an activist. Her life offers important context for eighteenth-century ideas about and experiences of non-Quaker women. It is also a useful meditation on how 'ordinary' people navigated pivotal historical events as well as the moral and ethical complexities of early American society, economy, and politics. -Sarah Crabtree, author of Holy Nation: The Transatlantic Quaker Ministry in an Age of Revolution Our Beloved Friend provides an example of a strong-willed and intellectually-engaged woman. The compelling narrative of Mifflin's life is expertly presented and supported with extensive background and by her writings that include multiple genres, such as poetry, spiritual autobiography, travel narrative, diary entries, commonplace books, letters, and prose. -Susan Imbarrato, author of Sarah Gray Cary from Boston to Grenada: Shifting Fortunes of an American Family, 1764-1826 An impressive work of seminal scholarship. -Midwest Book Review


Author Information

Gary B. Nash was Professor Emeritus of History at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the author of numerous books, including Warner Mifflin: Unflinching Quaker Abolitionist, a biography of Anne Emlen Mifflin’s husband. Emily M. Teipe is Professor Emerita of History at Fullerton College. Among her many publications are A Feminist Primer: Readings for Women’s Studies and Different Voices: Women in United States History.

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