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Madeline (Madge) McDowell Breckinridge (May 20, 1872 – November 25, 1920) was an American leader of the women's suffrage movement in Kentucky. She married Desha Breckinridge, editor of the Lexington Herald, which advocated women's rights, and she lived to see the women of Kentucky vote for the first time in the presidential election of 1920.
The Kentucky Foundation for Women is a 501(c)3 private, independent foundation that was established in 1985 by author Sallie Bingham [2] of Louisville, Kentucky. At the time, Ms. Bingham's philanthropic gift of $10 million was the largest endowment to any women's fund in the United States.
Instead, this list showcases Kentucky women and their roles in civil rights efforts after the 19th Amendment (1920) - including actions to enhance civil liberties in the U.S. - and up through the first stirrings of the Women's Liberation Movement that emerged from the Civil Rights Movement. [4]
Kentucky Women Remembered is an exhibit in the Kentucky State Capitol that honors the contributions of women from the Commonwealth. The exhibit consists of over 60 watercolor portraits of outstanding Kentucky women. The Kentucky Commission on Women receives nominations and selects two to four honorees each year to be included.
This is a list under development of missing articles on women who are (or have been) notable for their activities and work in Kentucky. Activists Henrietta Bada , Pediatrician, advocate for neonates and for people addicted to drugs, Filipino immigrant, and pioneer in her field: CV , Research Gate , physician profile , Linkedin , news 1 , news 2 ...
For the first time in Kentucky's history, women will make up the majority of the state's supreme court. But that's not the only women are making history in the commonwealth's judicial branch.
Hadley Duvall is a Women's empowerment activist! She stepped into the public for Governor Andy Beshear during the past election, becoming the face of reproductive rights for the state of Kentucky.
Kentucky Equal Rights Association (KERA) was the first permanent statewide women's rights organization in Kentucky. Founded in November 1888, the KERA voted in 1920 to transmute itself into the Kentucky League of Women Voters to continue its many and diverse progressive efforts on behalf of women's rights.