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Sarah Hopkins (composer)
Sarah Hopkins may refer to: * Sarah Hopkins Bradford Sarah Hopkins Bradford (August 20, 1818 – June 25, 1912) was an American literature, American writer and historian, best known today for her two pioneering biographical books on Harriet Tubman. Most of her work consists of children's literatur ... (1818–1912), American writer and historian * Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins (1844–1891), Native American author, activist and educator * Sarah Hopkins (writer), Australian criminal lawyer and novelist {{hndis, Hopkins, Sarah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Hopkins Bradford
Sarah Hopkins Bradford (August 20, 1818 – June 25, 1912) was an American literature, American writer and historian, best known today for her two pioneering biographical books on Harriet Tubman. Most of her work consists of children's literature. Biography Early life and family Sarah Elizabeth Hopkins was born on August 20, 1818, in Mount Morris (town), New York, Mount Morris, New York. She was the youngest of seven children of the Hon. Samuel Miles Hopkins (1772–1837) and Sarah Elizabeth Rogers (1778–1866). Her father was a Yale University graduate, attorney at law, attorney and judge, who served as a Federalist Party congressman (1813–1815), New York State Assemblyman (1820–1821), and New York State Senate member (1822). On May 15, 1839, she married prominent Albany, New York attorney (later judge) John Melancthon Bradford, Jr. (1813–1860). The couple had six children: Charles, William, Mary, John, Elizabeth and Louisa. Their two eldest sons were killed in the Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Winnemucca
Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins ( – October 17, 1891) was a Northern Paiute author, activist (lecturer) and educator (school organizer). Her maiden name is Winnemucca. Her Northern Paiute language, Northern Paiute name was Thocmentony, also spelled Tocmetone, which translates as "Chelone (plant), Shell Flower. Sarah Winnemucca was born near Humboldt Lake, Nevada, into an influential Northern Paiute family who led their community in pursuing friendly relations with the arriving groups of Anglo-American settlers. She is the daughter of Chief Winnemucca of the Paiute nation and the granddaughter of Chief Truckee. At 16, Sarah studied at a Catholic school in San Jose, California. When the Paiute War erupted between the Pyramid Lake Paiute and the settlers, including some who were friends of the Winnemucca family, Sarah and some of her family traveled to San Francisco and Virginia City to escape the fighting. They made a living performing onstage as "A Paiute Royal Family." In 1865, while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
