Description: (American Human Rights Activist and Social Reformer)
Madeline McDowell Breckinridge was a prominent leader in the women's suffrage movement in Kentucky. She championed progressive reforms in education, child labor, and public health, founding civic organizations to address these issues. Her advocacy led to significant changes in the state, including the granting of women's voting rights in 1920. Breckinridge is recognized as the most influential woman in Kentucky, honored through her inclusion in Kentucky Women Remembered and the display of her portrait at the state capitol.