Hannah Callowhill Penn

Hannah Callowhill Penn ( * February 11, 1671, † 1727) was the second wife of William Penn. They managed for six years, the province of Pennsylvania, after her husband had suffered three strokes and a further eight years after the death of her husband. She is the first woman to be made ​​an honorary citizen of the United States of America was. The honorary citizenship was conferred on November 28, 1984, a notice of the President in accordance with a federal law ( PL.98 -516 ) from Ronald Reagan.

Callowhill woman married William Penn, who was 52 years old, at the age of 24 years. She was pregnant with the second of their eight children, as the couple from England took up his three -month trip to America. When William Penn died at age 73 on 30 July 1718 decreed his will that Hannah Callowhill Penn takes over the complete management of the Province of Pennsylvania and his fortune. The eldest son of William Penn tried at his wedding, to get control of Pennsylvania, but failed. Hannah Penn died at age 55 of a stroke.

The Callowhill Street in Philadelphia was named after Hannah Penn by her husband when he docked the city. A middle school in York was also named after her.