Sophonisba Breckinridge

Lawyer, educator, social scientist, civil rights activist 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. 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. During her life she had relationships with Marion Talbot and Edith Abbott. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Chicago, Ill., University of Chicago Press [1931]
    xi, 158 p. 24 cm.
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    Chicago, Ill., The University of Chicago press [c1939]
    xi, 541 p. maps 24 cm.
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    New York, London, McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1933.
    xi, 364 p. 24 cm.
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    [Washington, D.C.] : Library of Congress, Photoduplication Service, 1981.
    37 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
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    New York, London, McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1933.
    1 online resource (xi, 364 p.)
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    Chicago, Ill., University of Chicago Press [1931]
    1 online resource (xi, 158 p.)
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    by Browning, Grace, 1904-1951
    Published 1935
    Chicago, Ill., The University of Chicago Press, [1935]
    xvii, 157 p. 24 cm.
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    by Nims, Elinor
    Published 1928
    Chicago, Ill., University of Chicago Press [1928]
    1 online resource (xvi, 127 p.) : incl. forms.
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    by Kennedy, Aileen Elizabeth
    Published 1934
    Chicago, Ill., The University of Chicago Press [c1934]
    xii, 233 p. 24 cm.
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    by Nims, Elinor
    Published 1928
    Chicago, Ill., University of Chicago Press [1928]
    xvi, 127 p. incl. forms. 23 cm.
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    by Bruce, Isabel Campbell
    Published 1936
    Chicago, Ill., The University of Chicago press [c1936]
    xii, 292 p. 24 cm.
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    Chicago, University of Chicago Press [etc.]
    v. ill., plates, ports. 23-25 cm.
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    by Shaffer, Alice, 1905-
    Published 1936
    Chicago, Ill., The University of Chicago press [c1936]
    x, 378 p. 24 cm.
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