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Breckinridge, Mary

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Breckinridge, Mary (1881–1965)

US nurse and midwife. She was founder and director of the Frontier Nursing Service in Kentucky and a pioneer in US midwifery. She fought successfully to lower infant mortality rates in the US South.

She was born in Memphis, Tennessee. An effective fundraiser and crusader for women and children, she combined administrative and practical skills with deep spirituality.



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