The Writings of Elizabeth Webb

The Writings of Elizabeth Webb: A Quaker Missionary in America, 1697-1726 is a comprehensive collection of texts by a pioneering missionary for the Society of Friends. This volume 1 anthology reintroduces Elizabeth Webb as a significant figure in early American religious thought and women's writing. Her autobiographical accounts examine the role of visionary experiences in shaping Quaker identity and the development of social networks led by women.

This work of spiritual life and history analyzes how Webb used the book of Revelation to interpret the colonization of New England and early American history. By placing her alongside colonial writers like Anne Bradstreet, this volume provides a new perspective on eighteenth-century Quaker quietism. The text serves as a scholarly resource for those studying American literature, women's history, and the influence of the Society of Friends.