Maria Webb facts for kids
Maria Webb (born Maria Lamb on August 6, 1804 – died January 8, 1873) was an amazing Irish woman. She spent her life helping others and writing important books. She wrote about religious history, especially about the Quakers.
Maria was born into a Quaker family. Her parents were Dorothy and Thomas Lamb. They lived in a place called Peartree Hill, near Lisburn, which is close to Belfast. On August 21, 1828, she married William Webb. They made their home in Belfast and had a big family with eleven children!
Helping Her Community
Maria Webb loved to help people. She started a group called the Servants' Friend Society. This group encouraged people who worked as servants to stay with their employers for a long time. They even offered rewards for loyalty!
She was also very active in the Belfast Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society. This group worked to end slavery. In 1847, Maria also helped start the Belfast Ladies' Industrial National School for Girls. This school helped girls learn useful skills.
Writing Important Books
In 1848, Maria's family moved to Dublin. There, she continued her important work. In 1857, she published a book called Annotations on Dr D'Aubigné's Sketch of the Early British Church. In this book, she showed how important Irish people were in the early Christian church in the British Isles.
She then wrote two more books about the early days of the Quaker movement. These books were:
- The Fells of Swarthmoor Hall and their friends... (published in 1865)
- The Penns and the Peningtons of the seventeenth century... (published in 1867)
These books told the stories of important Quaker figures. Some of these people included Margaret Fell, Isaac Penington, William Penn, and Thomas Ellwood. Experts say her books were very popular. They showed how women historians in the 1800s often explored history by writing about families or individuals.
Maria Webb passed away in Rathmines, Dublin.
Her Published Works
- Annotations on Dr D'Aubigné's Sketch of the Early British Church (1857)
- The Fells of Swarthmoor Hall and their friends... (1865)
- The Penns and the Peningtons of the seventeenth century... (1867)
