Anne Emlen Mifflin (April 30, 1755 - March 22, 1815) was a Quaker minister, abolitionist, and social reformer in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Bryn Mawr has a collection of her papers including a diary. She was a member of the Emlen family in Philadelphia, daughter of George and Ann Emlen. Her brother James Emlen was a signatory to the

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in 1794. She was married to

Warner Mifflin Warner Mifflin (August 21, 1745 – October 16, 1798) was an American abolitionist and an early advocate of reparations for slavery. Born and raised in Virginia, Mifflin established himself as a planter in Delaware in 1769. As a member of the Socie ...

in 1788, after his first wife died in 1786. They travelled together and convinced the '' Society of Friends'' to allow African Americans full fellowship. They had sons Samuel E. and Lemuel. After Warner Mifflin's death she travelled, preached and was involved in Quaker education and missions to American Indians. She left her two boys in the care of her mother. She died March 22, 1815, and her will of 1811 left her estate to her two sons.

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