About Sarah Pennington
Lived 1720 – 1783 (aged 62–63). Sarah Pennington was a writer.
Sarah, Lady Pennington, née Moore (c.1720, Bath, Somerset – August 1783, Fulmer), was an Englishwoman who wrote a widely read and much reprinted book on conduct for young women.
Biography Born Sarah Moore, she was married to Sir Joseph Pennington, 4th Baronet, of Warter Hall in Yorkshire, who was a commissioner of customs.
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writer (1720-1783)
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Sarah Pennington was born in 1720.
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Sarah Pennington died in 1783.
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Sarah Pennington was a writer.
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· DBpedia: Sarah, Lady Pennington
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