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Sophonisba Breckinridge

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Death76 years ago
Date of birth April 1,1866
Zodiac sign Aries
Born Lexington
Kentucky
United States
Date of died July 30,1948
DiedChicago
Illinois
United States
Parents William Campbell Preston Breckinridge
Siblings Desha Breckinridge
Education The University of Chicago
Wellesley College
Edited worksNew homes for old
Great grandparent John Breckinridge
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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.

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