Sarah Jane Vowell (née le 27 décembre 1969) est une auteure, journaliste, essayiste et actrice américaine. Souvent qualifiée d'"observatrice sociale", Vowell a écrit sept livres sur l'histoire et la culture américaines. Elle a contribué à l'émission de radio This American Life sur Public Radio International de 1996 à 2008, écrivant de nombreux commentaires et documentaires et jouant dans beaucoup d'émissions en live du programme. Elle a aussi doublé la voix de Violet dans le film animé Les Indestructibles.

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Vowell is part Cherokee (about 1/8 on her mother's side and 1/16 on her father's side). According to Vowell, "Being at least a little Cherokee in northeastern Oklahoma is about as rare and remarkable as being a Michael Jordan fan in Chicago." She retraced the path of the forced removal of the Cherokee from the southeastern United States to Oklahoma known as the Trail of Tears with her twin sister Amy. In 1998, This American Life chronicled her story, devoting the entire hour to her work.

Vowell is on the advisory board of 826NYC, a nonprofit tutoring and writing center for students aged 6–18 in Brooklyn.

Vowell is an atheist, though she describes herself as "culturally Christian," in an interview with The A.V. Club, when asked if there was a God, she stated, "Absolutely not.

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