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Sue Bender

1933 – 2025

American author

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Lived 1933 – 2025 (aged 91–92). Sue Bender was a writer.

Sue Bender (August 4, 1933 – August 3, 2025), born Marjorie Sue Rosenfeld, was an American author, ceramic artist, family therapist, and lecturer who lived in Berkeley, California. She wrote Plain and Simple: A Woman's Journey to the Amish, a best seller about her experience living among the Amish, published in 1989. She was called the "Grandma Moses of the simplicity movement".

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Born
1933
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Died
2025
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Who was Sue Bender?

American author (1933–2025)

When was Sue Bender born?

Sue Bender was born in 1933.

When did Sue Bender die?

Sue Bender died in 2025.

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Sue Bender was a writer.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sue Bender

· Wikidata: Q137571116

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