Sue Bender
American author (1933–2025)
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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) and Harvard University (M.Ed).[4]