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Madeline McDowell Breckinridge and the Battle for a New South
Melba Porter Hay
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Kentucky native Madeline McDowell Breckinridge (1872-1920) was at the forefront of the suffrage movement at both the state and national levels. Breckinridge inherited a sense of noblesse oblige that compelled her to speak for women's rights. This title recounts the remarkable life of this well-known vanguard of social change in the commonwealth. Series: Topics in Kentucky History. Num Pages: 360 pages, 27 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; BGH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
Kentucky native Madeline McDowell Breckinridge (1872--1920) was at the forefront of the suffrage movement at both the state and national levels. The great-granddaughter of Henry Clay and a descendant of several prominent Bluegrass families, Breckinridge inherited a sense of noblesse oblige that compelled her to speak for women's rights. However, it was her physical struggles and personal losses that transformed her from a privileged socialite into a selfless advocate for the disadvantaged. She devoted much of her life to the struggle for equal voting rights, but she also promoted the antituberculosis movement, social programs for the poor, compulsory school attendance, ... Read more
Kentucky native Madeline McDowell Breckinridge (1872--1920) was at the forefront of the suffrage movement at both the state and national levels. The great-granddaughter of Henry Clay and a descendant of several prominent Bluegrass families, Breckinridge inherited a sense of noblesse oblige that compelled her to speak for women's rights. However, it was her physical struggles and personal losses that transformed her from a privileged socialite into a selfless advocate for the disadvantaged. She devoted much of her life to the struggle for equal voting rights, but she also promoted the antituberculosis movement, social programs for the poor, compulsory school attendance, ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Series
Topics in Kentucky History
Number of Pages
368
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813125329
SKU
V9780813125329
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About Melba Porter Hay
Dr. Melba Porter Hay is Division Manager for Research and Publications with the Kentucky Historical Society.
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