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Sophonisba Breckinridge
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Death | 76 years ago |
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Date of birth | April 1,1866 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Lexington |
Kentucky | |
United States | |
Date of died | July 30,1948 |
Died | Chicago |
Illinois | |
United States | |
Parents | William Campbell Preston Breckinridge |
Siblings | Desha Breckinridge |
Education | The University of Chicago |
Wellesley College | |
Edited works | New homes for old |
Great grandparent | John Breckinridge |
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ID | 879746 |
Sophonisba Breckinridge Life story
Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge was an American activist, Progressive Era social reformer, social scientist and innovator in higher education. She was the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in political science and economics then the J.D. at the University of Chicago, and she was the first woman to pass the Kentucky bar.