Sophonisba Breckinridge
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| Death | 77 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.