About Jennie Caldwell Nixon
Lived 1839 – 1917 (aged 77). Jennie Caldwell Nixon was an educator.
Jennie Coldwell Nixon (1839-1917) was an American educator. She was the first woman to receive the Carnegie pension for teachers.
Early life Jennie Coldwell was born in Shelbyville, Tennessee, March 3, 1839. She descended on her mother's side from the English Northcotes and Loudons, and on her father's side from the Campbells and Caldwells of Scotland.
Reared in affluence on the old family estate, she exhibited a fondness for books at an early age. on a Carnegie pension, the first woman in the U.S. to whom this honor was awarded.
The Jennie Caldwell Nixon Debating Prize and the George Award for Best Debate in Jennie C. Nixon Preliminaries were named in her honor at the H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College for Women.
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Who was Jennie Caldwell Nixon?
American educator (1839-1917)
When was Jennie Caldwell Nixon born?
Jennie Caldwell Nixon was born on 3 March 1839 in Shelbyville.
When did Jennie Caldwell Nixon die?
Jennie Caldwell Nixon died on 7 January 1917.
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Jennie Caldwell Nixon was an educator.
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