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Apr 01, 1866 Lexington, Kentucky, United States Died on 30 Jul 1948 (aged 82)
American lawyer and civil rights activist
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About Sophonisba Breckinridge
- Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge (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.
- President Franklin D.
- Roosevelt in 1933 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.
