Sarah Bradford Ripley
Sarah Bradford Ripley | |
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| Born | Sarah Alden Bradford July 31, 1793 |
| Died | July 26, 1867 (aged 73) |
| Resting place | Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (Concord, Massachusetts) |
| Spouse | Samuel Ripley |
| Children | 7 |
| Relatives | Gamaliel Bradford, father Gamaliel Bradford, brother Gamaliel Bradford, grand-nephew |
Sarah Alden Bradford Ripley (July 31, 1793 – July 26, 1867) was an American educator and scholar at a time when women were rarely admitted to universities. She acquired most of her knowledge of the classics, philosophy, modern languages, botany, astronomy, and chemistry through independent study. She was reputedly "one of the most learned women of the nineteenth century."