Sue Bender (August 4, 1933 – August 3, 2025), born Marjorie Sue Rosenfeld, was an American author, ceramic artist, family therapist, and lecturer who lived in Berkeley, California.[1][2] She wrote Plain and Simple: A Woman's Journey to the Amish, a best seller about her experience living among the Amish, published in 1989.[1][2] Her subsequent books included Everyday Sacred and Stretching Lessons.[2][3] She was called the "Grandma Moses of the simplicity movement".[2][3] She graduated from Simmons College (BA), Harvard University (M.Ed), and the University of California, Berkeley (MSW).[4][5]
References
edit- 1 2 Gabriel, Trip (December 18, 2025). "Sue Bender, Who Wrote About Living With the Amish, Dies at 91". The New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 Ganahl, Jane (September 9, 2001). "PROFILE / Sue Bender / Journeys of the spirit / Writing about a simple kind of life can get complicated, but Sue Bender knows when to ease up". SFGate. Hearst Communications. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
- 1 2 Richards, Linda (July 2001). "Sue Bender". January Magazine. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
- ↑ https://www.harpercollins.com/blogs/authors/sue-bender-724
- ↑ Bender, Michael (January 21, 2026). "Remembering Sue Bender, ceramist and author of bestseller about life among the Amish". Berkeleyside. Retrieved May 10, 2026.