Mary Young Ridenbaugh

Mary Young Ridenbaugh (c. 1834 in Shelby County, Kentucky – c. 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

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

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
  1. Ridenbaugh, Mary Young (1886). Enola; Or, Her Fatal Mistake. Kentucky: For the author. Retrieved 8 August 2023. Volume 3 of Wright American fiction
  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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