James B. Bradwell
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James Bolesworth Bradwell was a prominent Illinois lawyer, judge, and politician.
James B. Bradwell
James B. Bradwell with his granddaughter, Myra Bradwell Helmer (later Pritchard), from a 1900 publication
Bradwell's grave at Rosehill Cemetery
Mary Todd Lincoln
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Mary Ann Todd Lincoln was First Lady of the United States from 1861 until the assassination of her husband, President Abraham Lincoln, in 1865.
James B. Bradwell
…that made women eligible to hold all local school offices, and a second act that allowed women to become public notaries. In 1875, Bradwell represented Mary Todd Lincoln after her son Robert had her involuntarily confined to Bellevue Place, a psychiatric hospital in Batavia, Illinois, and, together with his wife, played…
Lincoln in 1861
The Todd family home, now preserved as the Mary Todd Lincoln House at 578 West Main Street in Lexington, Kentucky
State historical marker at the Todd house, noting Mary's residence years (1832–1839)
Abraham Lincoln in 1846