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Women of Distinction: Sarah Elizabeth Tanner
Abstract
Sarah E. Miller was born in Winchester, Virginia. She was one of six children. In 1843 the family moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She attended the day school and later Avery College. When she was sixteen years of age her father, Jefferson Miller, died. Sarah was compelled to stop school and became a teacher.
JENdA: A Journal of Culture and African Women Studies. ISSN: 1530-5686 (online).
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