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Sarah Cowper (1644–1720) was an English writer known for her journal and commonplace books.

She married in 1664, when she was twenty.

The marriage was unhappy.

Between 1670 and 1700 she filled twelve commonplace books.

In 1699, Spencer, youngest son, was tried for the murder of a Quaker woman, Sarah Stout, despite a widely accepted verdict of suicide when she was drowned.

1700, began her diary.