Sarah Chapone

Sarah Chapone
BornSarah Kirkham
(1699-12-11)11 December 1699
Stanton, Gloucestershire, England
Died24 February 1764(1764-02-24) (aged 64)
Stanton, Gloucestershire, Great Britain
NationalityEnglish
Period18th century
Notable worksThe Hardships of the English Laws in Relation to Wives
Children5
RelativesHester Chapone (daughter-in-law)

Sarah Chapone (11 December 1699 – 24 February 1764), born Sarah Kirkham and often referred to as Mrs Chapone,[a] was an English legal theorist, pamphleteer, and prolific letter writer. She is best known for the treatise The Hardships of the English Laws in Relation to Wives, published anonymously in 1735.
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