Mary Young Ridenbaugh (c. 1834 in Shelby County, Kentuckyc. 1941) was an American biographer and novelist, best remembered for her novel Enola; Or, Her Fatal Mistake (1886).[1]

Mary Young Ridenbaugh
BornShelby County, KY
OccupationNovelist, biographer
SpouseWilliam Ridenbaugh

Career

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Ridenbaugh's works include:

  • Enola, Or Her Fatal Mistake (1886)
  • The Biography of Ephraim McDowell: The Father of Ovariotomy (1890).[2]

Selected Reprints from Biography of Ephraim McDowell:

  • Portrait and Biographical Sketch of J.[3] Harvie Dew, M.D. (1890),[4]
  • Biographical sketch of George Engelmann, M.D., 1809-1884 (1896).[5]
  • A sketch of the life of Joseph Eastman, M. D., LL. D., president of the Central College of Physicians and Surgeons, etc., Indianapolis, Ind (1905).[6]

Personal life

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She was the granddaughter of Ephraim McDowell and the wife of William Ridenbaugh. She was also known as Mary Thompson Valentine[7] and Mary Thompson Young.[8][9][10][11][12][13]

References

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  1. ^ Ridenbaugh, Mary Young (1886). Enola; Or, Her Fatal Mistake. Kentucky: For the author. Retrieved 8 August 2023. Volume 3 of Wright American fiction 
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  3. ^ "James Harvie Dew". VMI Archives Historical Rosters. Virginia Military Institute. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Century Company records". archives. nypl.org. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Biographical sketch of George Engelmann, M.D., 1809-1884". 1896.
  6. ^ "A sketch of the life of Joseph Eastman, M. D., LL. D., president of the Central College of Physicians and Surgeons, etc., Indianapolis, Ind". 1905.
  7. ^ "Biography of Ephraim McDowell, M.D." 1897.
  8. ^ Buffalo Medical Journal. Vol. 46. 1891. p. 315.
  9. ^ Buffalo Medical and Surgical Journal. Vol. 30. Joseph Warren & Company, Printers. 1891. p. 315.
  10. ^ The Medical Tribune: A Monthly Magazine. Medical Tribune Company. 1891. p. 371.
  11. ^ The History of Buchanan County, Missouri. Union Historical Company. 1881. pp. 873–874.
  12. ^ Medical Standard. Vol. 3. 1888. p. 96.
  13. ^ New Orleans Medical and Surgical Journal. Vol. 40. Louisiana State Medical Society. 1888. p. 586.
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