Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 1921 - 2008. Audio Recordings. 1945 - 1965. Inheritance. No. 28, The story of Mother Bickerdyke ; Invitation to learning. No. 129
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Bickerdyke, Mary Ann, 1817-1901
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Mary Ann Ball was born on July 19, 1817, in Knox County, Ohio, to Hiram and Annie Rodgers Ball. She was one of the first women who attended Oberlin College in Ohio. In 1847, she married Robert Bickerdyke, who died in 1859, two years before the Civil War. Together, the Bickerdykes had two sons. She later moved to Galesburg, Illinois, where she worked as botanic physician and primarily worked with alternative medicines using herbs and plants. Bickerdyke began to attend the Congregational Church...
