In Genesis, God promised Abraham that she would be "a mother of nations," but Sarah refused to believe and had already given her maidservant Hagar to Abraham, with whom he fathered Ishmael. Nevertheless, Sarah did conceive in her old age and give birth to Abraham's son Isaac. Bernhardt Sarah Fuller Sarah Margaret Grimké Sarah Moore and Grimké Angelina Emily Hale Sarah Josepha Sarah Josepha Buell Jewett Theodora Sarah Orne Marlborough Sarah Jennings duchess of Siddons Sarah Sarah Kemble Spark Muriel Sarah Muriel Sarah Camberg Vaughan Sarah Lois Walker Sarah Breedlove Sarah Breedlove Hopkins Sarah Winnemucca Sarah Hopkins Winnemucca
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The wife and half-sister of Abraham (Gen 11: 29; 16: 1; 20: 12), Sarah traveled with him from Ur to Haran and ultimately to Canaan and after a long period of barrenness bore him a single son, Isaac (Gen 18: 9-15; 21: 1-21) She died in Hebron (Gen 23: 2) and was buried at Machpelah in Canaan (Gen 23: 19; see also Rom 4: 9; Heb 11: 11; 1 Pet 3: 6)
a famous French actress. Many people think of her as one of the best actresses ever (1844-1923). orig. Henriette-Rosine Bernard born Oct. 22/23, 1844, Paris, France died March 26, 1923, Paris French actress. The illegitimate child of a courtesan, she was encouraged to pursue a theatrical career by one of her mother's lovers, the duke de Morny. After a brief appearance at the Comédie-Française (1862-63), she joined the Odéon theatre (1866-72), where she acted in Kean by Alexandre Dumas père and Ruy Blas by Victor Hugo, charming audiences with her "golden voice." Returning to the Comédie-Française (1872-80), she starred in Phèdre to great acclaim in Paris and London. She formed her own company in 1880 and toured the world in The Lady of the Camellias by Alexandre Dumas fils, Adrienne Lecouvreur by Eugène Scribe, four plays written for her by Victorien Sardou, and The Eaglet by Edmond Rostand. After an injury to her leg forced its amputation (1915), she strapped on a wooden leg and chose roles she could play largely seated. One of the best-known figures in the history of the stage, she was made a member of France's Legion of Honour in 1914
orig. Sarah Breedlove born Dec. 23, 1867, near Delta, La., U.S. died May 25, 1919, Irvington, N.Y. U.S. businesswoman and philanthropist, the first African American female millionaire. She was a widowed washerwoman with a daughter to support in 1905 when she developed a method for straightening curly hair. She founded the Madame C.J. Walker Manufacturing Co. to sell her treatment, and her door-to-door saleswomen became familiar figures in the black communities of the U.S. and the Caribbean. In 1910 she moved her company to Indianapolis, Ind. She augmented her earnings with shrewd real-estate investments, and she donated two-thirds of her fortune to charitable and educational institutions. Her daughter, A'Lelia Walker Kennedy, hosted salons where artists and cultural figures mingled during the Harlem Renaissance
born May 29, 1660, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, Eng. died Oct. 18, 1744, London Wife of John Churchill, duke of Marlborough. A childhood friend of Princess (later Queen) Anne, she entered the household of Anne's father, the duke of York. She married Churchill in 1678 and served as a lady of the bedchamber after Anne's marriage (1683). When Anne acceded to the throne (1694), the Marlboroughs enjoyed great favour at court. Sarah's influence grew until her strong Whig sympathies alienated Anne, who dismissed her in 1711. The Marlboroughs retired to Blenheim Palace, which Sarah completed building after her husband's death in 1722
orig. Sarah Josepha Buell born Oct. 24, 1788, Newport, N.H., U.S. died April 30, 1879, Philadelphia, Pa. U.S. writer and editor. Hale turned to writing in 1822 as a widow trying to support her family. She edited the Ladies' Magazine (1828-37) and then Godey's Lady's Book (1837-77); as the first female magazine editor, she shaped many of the attitudes and ideas of women of the period. Her books include The Ladies' Wreath (1837), a collection of poetry by women that sold widely; and Woman's Record (1853). She is also remembered for her verse "Mary Had a Little Lamb" (1830)
born March 27, 1924, Newark, N.J., U.S. died April 3, 1990, Hidden Hills, Calif. U.S. jazz singer. Vaughan won an amateur contest at Harlem's Apollo Theatre in 1942 and soon joined Earl Hines's big band as vocalist and second pianist. Joining Billy Eckstine's band in 1944, she gained exposure to the new bebop style; she was especially influenced by Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker and recorded with them in 1945. Alternating between popular song and jazz, she worked as a soloist for the rest of her career. A vast range and wide vibrato in the service of her harmonic sensitivity enabled Vaughan to use her voice with a seemingly instrumental approach, often improvising as a jazz soloist
married name Marchesa Ossoli born May 23, 1810, Cambridgeport, Mass., U.S. died July 19, 1850, at sea off Fire Island, N.Y. U.S. critic, teacher, and woman of letters. She became part of the Transcendentalist circle (see Transcendentalism), was a close friend of Ralph Waldo Emerson, and eventually became the founding editor of the Trancendentalist magazine The Dial (1840-42). Her Summer on the Lakes, in 1843 (1844), a study of frontier life, was followed by Woman in the Nineteenth Century (1845), a demand for women's political equality and a plea for women's intellectual and spiritual fulfillment. She traveled to Europe in 1846 as a correspondent for the New York Tribune. In Italy she married a revolutionary marquis; forced into exile, they perished in a shipwreck while returning to the U.S
born Sept. 3, 1849, South Berwick, Maine, U.S. died June 24, 1909, South Berwick U.S. writer. Concerned to capture the folkways of a vanishing culture, she wrote realistic sketches of aging Maine natives, whose manners, idioms, and pithiness she recorded with pungency and humour. Outstanding among her 20 volumes are Deephaven (1877), A White Heron (1886), and The Country of the Pointed Firs (1896)
orig. Sarah Kemble born July 5, 1755, Brecon, Brecknockshire, Wales died June 8, 1831, London, Eng. British actress. She acted with her father's traveling company and married actor William Siddons in 1773. Her performance as Isabella in Fatal Marriage at the Drury Lane Theatre in 1782 was highly successful; she was instantly acclaimed as the leading tragedienne of the time. Siddons played Shakespearean parts, notably Lady Macbeth, from 1785 until she retired in 1812. She was the subject of well-known portraits by Thomas Gainsborough and Joshua Reynolds
born March 27, 1924, Newark, N.J., U.S. died April 3, 1990, Hidden Hills, Calif. U.S. jazz singer. Vaughan won an amateur contest at Harlem's Apollo Theatre in 1942 and soon joined Earl Hines's big band as vocalist and second pianist. Joining Billy Eckstine's band in 1944, she gained exposure to the new bebop style; she was especially influenced by Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker and recorded with them in 1945. Alternating between popular song and jazz, she worked as a soloist for the rest of her career. A vast range and wide vibrato in the service of her harmonic sensitivity enabled Vaughan to use her voice with a seemingly instrumental approach, often improvising as a jazz soloist
or Sarah Hopkins Winnemucca or Thocmectony born 1844, Humboldt Sink, Mex. died Oct. 16, 1891, Monida, Mont., U.S. U.S. educator, lecturer, tribal leader, and writer. Born to a Northern Paiute family, she lived as a child with a white family and attended a convent school, and later she served as an army interpreter and scout. Her lecture tours in the East in the 1880s publicized the plight of her tribe and protested government policies. Her writings, of which Life Among the Piutes (1883) is the best known, are valuable for their description of Indian life and their insights into the impact of white settlement, and they are among the few contemporary Native American works
orig. Muriel Sarah Camberg born Feb. 1, 1918, Edinburgh, Scot. British writer. She spent several years in Central Africa, returning to Britain during World War II. Until 1957 she published only poetry and criticism, including studies of Mary Shelley and the Brontë sisters. Her fiction uses satire and wit to present serious themes, often questions about good and evil. Memento Mori (1959) is her most widely praised novel; the best-known is The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1961; film, 1969). Her later novels, often more sinister in tone, include The Abbess of Crewe (1974), A Far Cry from Kensington (1988), and Reality and Dreams (1997)
born Sept. 3, 1849, South Berwick, Maine, U.S. died June 24, 1909, South Berwick U.S. writer. Concerned to capture the folkways of a vanishing culture, she wrote realistic sketches of aging Maine natives, whose manners, idioms, and pithiness she recorded with pungency and humour. Outstanding among her 20 volumes are Deephaven (1877), A White Heron (1886), and The Country of the Pointed Firs (1896)
[ 'ser-&, 'sar-&, 'sA-r& ] (noun.) From Hebrew שָׂרָה (Sara, “lady, princess”), which was originally converted from the given name שָׂרָי (saráy, “Sarai”).