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Sophonisba Breckinridge

Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge
Lawyer, educator, social scientist, civil rights activist
BornApril 1, 1866
Lexington, Kentucky
DiedJuly 30, 1948(1948-07-30) (aged 82)
Chicago, Illinois
Occupation(s)economist, social work researcher, political scientist, lawyer, suffragist, mathematics teacher, diplomat
Parent(s)Issa Desha Breckinridge (1843–1892) and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge (1837–1904)

Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge (/sɒfɒˈnizbə prɛstən brɛkɛnrɪdʒ/; April 1, 1866 – July 30, 1948) 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. In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt sent her as a delegate to the 7th Pan-American Conference in Uruguay, making her the first woman to represent the U.S. government at an international conference. She led the process of creating the academic professional discipline and degree for social work.[1] During her life she had relationships with Marion Talbot[2] and Edith Abbott.[3]

  1. ^ Hammond, Claire Holton (2000). "Sophonisba Breckinridge (1866–1948)". A Biographical Dictionary of Women Economists. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. p. 81.
  2. ^ "Entangled lives". The University of Chicago Magazine. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  3. ^ "Sophonisba in Love | University of Chicago Law School". www.law.uchicago.edu. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 2023-08-24.

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