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  1. Hannah Margaret Penn ( née Callowhill; 11 February 1671 – 20 December 1726) was an Anglo-American governor. The second wife of Pennsylvania founder William Penn, she effectively administered the Province of Pennsylvania for six years after her husband suffered a series of strokes, and then for another eight years after her husband's death.

  2. Mar 8, 2022 · Hannah met William Penn when she was a hopeless spinster of 24 and he was a dashing bachelor of 52. She charmed the recently widowed Penn with her cleverness, reportedly playing “hard to get ...

  3. Three centuries ago, Hannah Callowhill Penn shattered the glass ceiling with business acumen, diplomatic sensitivity, Quaker values and a delicate bow. She became Pennsylvania’s first and only official female leader.

  4. Pennsylvanias first and only official woman leader served as acting proprietor of the Province for 14 years. Born in Bristol, England, to a family of wealthy Quaker merchants. She was the only child out of 9 to reach adulthood, and as the sole heir of the family business, she learned the trade, which included accounting and management skills ...

  5. Pennsylvania’s first female leader. 1671-1726. Hannah Callowhill Penn was a governor, but she was—as too many successful women of her time were—primarily remembered for her role as a wife. The second wife to Pennsylvania founder William Penn, actually.

  6. Hannah Callowhill Penn (1671-1726) – Callowhill, of Bristol, England, became the second wife of William Penn, founder of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, in 1696. Three years later, at age 28, she accompanied her husband on his second and final trip to the Colonies.

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  8. Mar 6, 2024 · Hannah Callowhill Penn, William Penns wife, effectively administered the Province of Pennsylvania for six years and, like her husband, devoted her life to the pursuit of peace and justice.

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