Phoebe Hinsdale Brown

American hymnwriter (1783–1861)

Born
1783
Phoebe Hinsdale Brown was one of the first notable American woman hymnwriters. She was a frequent contributor to the periodical press. Brown was the first American woman to write a hymn of wide popularity, "I love to steal awhile away".

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