Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1881/02/17 Mary Breckinridge is born in Memphis, Tennessee Born
1894/00/00 Clifton R Breckinridge moves his family to St Petersburg, Russia, serving as the US minister to Russia 1 November 1894 to 10 December 1897 Home
1904/00/00 Mary Breckinridge marries Henry Ruffner Morrison, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, he dies from appendicitis in 1906 Bride
1910/00/00 Entering New York City's St Luke's Hospital School of Nursing in 1907, Mrs Mary Morrison graduates in 1910. Education
1912/00/00 Mary Breckinridge marries Richard Ryan Thompson, President of Crescent College and Conservatory for Young Women Bride
1913/00/00 Mrs Thompson teaches French and Hygiene at Crescent College and Conservatory for Young Women Work 1886 Crescent Hotel and Spa Eureka Springs, AR
1925/00/00 Mary Breckinridge establishes the Frontier Nursing Service in Leslie County, Kentucky to provide healthcare for children in remote areas Vocation Frontier Nursing Service Hyden
1925/12/25 With her father in attendance, Mary Breckinridge throws a housewarming party at her new home, a group of young children sang "Come All ye Faithful", "O Little Town of Bethlehem" and "Silent Night" Home Wendover Hyden
1928/06/00 Hyden Hospital and Health Center is dedicated Vocation Frontier Nursing Service Hyden
1930/00/00 Mary Marvin Breckinridge makes The Forgotten Frontier to promote the work of the Frontier Nursing Service, finished in 1931 Subject The Forgotten Frontier Wendover Hyden
1939/11/01 Frontier Graduate School of Midwifery, established by Mrs Breckinridge, enrolls its first class Vocation Frontier Nursing Service Hyden
1965/05/16 Mary Breckinridge dies at her home in Hyden, Kentucky Died Wendover Hyden
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