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- Mary Breckinridge was born on February 17, 1881 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. She was married to Richard Ryan Thompson and Ruffner Morrison. She died on May 17, 1965.
- SpousesRichard Ryan Thompson(1912 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)Ruffner Morrison(1904 - 1905) (his death)
- She was the nation's foremost pioneer in the development of American midwifery and the provision of care to the nation's rural areas as founder of the Frontier Nursing Service.
- Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1995.
- Her grandfather, John C. Breckinridge, was Vice-President under James Buchanan.
- Her father, Clifton Rhodes Breckiridge, served in Congress as a Representative from Arkansas, a minister to Russia and a commissioner of Indian affairs.
- Cousin of Marvin Breckinridge.
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