Ad
related to: women's rights in paris ky
Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Luella Henrietta Wilcox was born in Virden, Illinois on June 25, 1865, the sixth of seven children of Julia F. McLynn and Seymour B. Wilcox. Seymour Wilcox was in the grain and hay business and was elected sheriff in 1868. [1] Educated in the public schools, Moss was the first female graduate of Virden High School and the valedictorian of her ...
Kentucky Women Remembered. 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 ...
Josephine Kirby Henry (February 22, 1846 – January 8, 1928) was an American Progressive Era women's rights leader, suffragist, social reformer, and writer from Versailles, Kentucky in the United States. Henry was a strong advocate for women and was a leading proponent of legislation that would grant married women property rights.
A former University of Kentucky track and field star prevailed in the women’s 100-meter hurdles for the second straight Olympics. In Paris, American Masai Russell won in 12.33 seconds in a tight ...
Congratulations to Lexington's own Lee Kiefer on winning gold in the women's foil at the Paris Olympics! Your dedication and hard work have made Kentucky and the entire nation proud. — Rep. Andy ...
She has won the 400-meter hurdles and been part of the winning 4x400-meter relay squads in both Tokyo and Paris. Holmes finished sixth in the 400 hurdles in Paris, her Olympic debut.
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.
Cane Ridge Revival. The Cane Ridge Revival was a large camp meeting that was held in Cane Ridge, Kentucky, from August 6 to August 12 or 13, 1801. [ 1][ 2] It was the " [l]argest and most famous camp meeting of the Second Great Awakening ." [ 3] This camp meeting launched a multitude of smaller camp meetings on the frontier.
Ad
related to: women's rights in paris ky