æt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv ˈeɪtiːn, ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv, ʃiː wˈɔːkt tə pˈæɹɪs tə bɪkˌʌm ɐ dɹˈɛsmeɪkɚ, ɐ dˈɪstəns ʌv ˌoʊvɚ fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd kˈɪləmˌiːɾɚz tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti mˈaɪ.
At the age of 18, in 1812, she walked to Paris to become a dressmaker, a distance of over 400 kilometres (250 mi).