Sarah Biffen (October 1784 - October 2, 1850) was a Victorian English painter born with no arms. She was 37 inches tall. Sarah was born with no arms and only vestigial legs. Despite her handicap, Biffen learned to read, and later was able to write using her mouth. When Biffen was 12, her family apprenticed her to a man named Emmanuel Dukes, who exhibited her in fairs and sideshows throughout England.

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Sarah Biffen, Armless English Painter

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