Sophonisba Breckinridge, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sophonisba Breckinridge

American lawyer and civil rights activist

Date of Birth: 01-Apr-1866

Place of Birth: Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Date of Death: 30-Jul-1948

Profession: lawyer, suffragette, political scientist, university teacher, suffragist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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.