Breckinridge gained key experience in post-war Europe that helped inspire her to create the non-profit Kentucky Committee for Mothers and Babies, later known as the Frontier Nursing Service.
She was born in Newburgh, New York, obtained a B.A. from Vassar College in 1915, and worked for fund-raising organizations during World War I, including the American Committee for Devastated France.
France | American | American Civil War | American Broadcasting Company | American football | African American | American Idol | American Revolutionary War | Departments of France | American Revolution | Communes of France | American Association for the Advancement of Science | American Red Cross | Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names | Louis XIV of France | American Library Association | International Olympic Committee | American Museum of Natural History | American Express | Committee of Public Safety | American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Tour de France | Nancy, France | UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee | American League | American Association | American Heart Association | Vichy France | American comic book | American Institute of Architects |