Planters wife and later plantation owner who is noted for her garden and library.
Jean Skipwith
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Planters wife and later plantation owner who is noted for her garden and library.
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Female
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Jean Skipwith (February 21, 1747 or 1748 - May 1826) was a Virginian planter's wife and later plantation owner who is noted for her garden and library. At her death, her library was perhaps the largest existing library assembled by a woman.