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Daughter of Benjamin Franklin ()

Sarah Franklin Bache (September 11, – October 5, ), sometimes known as Sally Bache, was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Deborah Read.

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She was a leader in relief work during the American Revolutionary War and frequently served as her father's political hostess, like her mother before her death in Sarah was also an important leader for women in the pro-independence effort in Philadelphia.

She was an active member of the community until her death in She was 65 years old.^[2]

Early life and education

When Sarah was born in , Benjamin Franklin was thirty-seven and intently focused on furthering his career and wealth.

Growing up, Sarah did not have a very close relationship with her father. Franklin's reserved nature towards his daughter may have been partially due to the previous loss of Sarah's older brother, Francis.^[3] But Franklin was also deep into his experimentation with electricity by the tim