| LC control no. | n 96107355 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Breckinridge, Madeline McDowell, 1872-1920 |
| Variant(s) | McDowell, Madeline, 1872-1920 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Lexington (Ky.) Farmington (Conn.) |
| Birth date | 1872-05-20 |
| Death date | 1920-11-25 |
| Place of birth | Franklin County (Ky.) |
| Place of death | Lexington (Ky.) |
| Profession or occupation | Suffragists |
| Found in | Library of Congress Manuscript Division for Breckinridge Family Papers, 1752-1965 (Madeline McDowell Breckinridge; born 20 May 1872 in Woodlake, Ky.; died 25 Nov. 1920 in Lexington, Ky.; in 1898 married Desha Breckinridge (1867-1935); pres., Ky. Equal Rights Assoc., 1912-15, 1919; vp of the State Tuberculosis Comm., 1913-17) LC database, 11-4-96 hdg. in AV file (Breckinridge, Madeline McDowell, 1872-1920) Kentucky encyclopedia, ©1992: pages 118-119 ("Madeline (McDowell) Breckinridge", Progressive reformer and suffragist. Born May 20, 1872 in Franklin County, Kentucky. Moved at age 10 to Lexington, Kentucky and attended Mrs. Higgin's School there and in 1889-1890 Miss Porter's School in Farmington, Connecticut. Wrote book reviews for the Lexington Herald. Co-founded the Lexington (Ky.) Civic League in 1900 which built parks, playgrounds and schools around Lexington including the Abraham Lincoln School which stood on High Street until 1967.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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