Elizabeth Sandwith Drinker | |
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.jpg) Elizabeth Sandwith Drinker historical marker at 147 N. 2nd St., Philadelphia PA | |
| Occupation | Diarist |
| Nationality | American |
Elizabeth Sandwith Drinker (c. 1735 – 1807) was a Quaker woman of late 18th century North America who kept a diary from 1758 to 1807.[1] This 2,100 page diary was first published in 1889 and sheds light on daily life in Philadelphia, the Society of Friends, family and gender roles, political issues and the American Revolution, and innovations in medical practices.[2]
- ^ Dine, Sarah Blank (2001-10-01). "Diaries and Doctors: Elizabeth Drinker and Philadelphia Medical Practice,1760-1810". Pennsylvania History. 68 (4): 413–434. ISSN 2153-2109. JSTOR 27774359.
- ^ Drinker, Elizabeth Sandwith (2010). Crane, Elaine Forman (ed.). The diary of Elizabeth Drinker : the life cycle of an eighteenth-century woman (Abridged ed.). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 9780812206821. OCLC 794700724.