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Sarah Moore Grimke
Sarah Moore Grimké 1792-1873, American abolitionist and advocate of women's rights, b. Charleston, S.C. She came from a distinguished Southern family. On a visit to Philadelphia, Sarah joined the Society of Friends. She converted her younger sister Angelina to the Quaker faith, and the two... Read more |
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C.J. Madame Walker
C. J. Walker As a manufacturer of hair care products for African American women, Madame C.J. Walker, born Sarah Breedlove (1867-1919), became one of the first American women millionaires. Madame C.J. Walker, named Sarah Breedlove at birth, was born December 23, 1867, in Delta, Louisiana, to... Read more |
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Sarah Josepha Hale
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Sarah Josepha (Buell) Hale
Sarah Josepha (Buell) Hale 1788-1879, American author, editor, and feminist, b. near Newport, N.H. In 1828 she became editor of the Ladies' Magazine, Boston, and in 1837 of Godey's Lady's Book, Philadelphia, where she remained over 40 years. The illustrated Lady's Book strongly influenced... Read more |
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Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan Singer, songwriter, guitarist For the Record… Selected discography Sources Sarah McLachlan knows where the best music comes from: “Sonically,” she told Cover magazine’s KK Kozik, “moving water is perhaps my all-time favorite sound.” Water... Read more |
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Sarah
Sarah ♀ Biblical name, borne by the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. According to the Book of Genesis, she was originally called Sarai (possibly meaning ‘contentious’ in Hebrew), but had her name changed by God to the more auspicious Sarah ‘princess’ in token... Read more |
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Sarah Gibson Blanding
Sarah Gibson Blanding Sarah Gibson Blanding (1898-1985) enjoyed the distinction of becoming one of the first women to serve in important U.S. government administrative posts during World War II. Sarah Gibson Blanding began her career as an assistant professor of political science at the... Read more |
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Sarah Kemble Knight
Sarah Kemble Knight 1666-1727, American teacher, b. Boston. She was known as Madam Knight in connection with her writing school and her work as a recorder of public documents. Her famous Private Journal of a Journey from Boston to New York in the Year 1704 (1825) is a source of information on... Read more |
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Hagar
Hagar or Agar , according to the Book of Genesis, servant of Abraham's wife Sarah and mother of his eldest son, Ishmael. She and her son were sent out into the wilderness because of Sarah's jealousy. An angel aided her there. Islamic tradition associates various sites in and near Mecca with... Read more |
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Sarah Wentworth Morton
Sarah Wentworth Morton 1759-1846, American author, b. Boston. Under her pseudonym, Philenia, she wrote such works as Ouâbi: Or the Virtues of Nature (1790), a sentimental Native American romance. Morton was long thought to be the author of the first American novel, The Power of Sympathy ... Read more |
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