Throughout the history of the United States, several court cases have gripped the attention of the entire nation. In 1894, one such case occurred when Madeleine Pollard, a young woman from Frankfort, Kentucky, sued Kentucky Congressman William C.P. Breckinridge for breach of promise. Join us today for a discussion with a KHS research fellow who has written an article about Madeleine Pollard and who argues that we should see her as far more than simply “a Congressman’s Mistress.”

An interview with KHS Fellow Dr. Elizabeth DeWolfe.

Read “More Than a Congressman’s Mistress: Ambition and Scandal in the Life of Madeleine Pollard” in The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society 115, no. 3 (Summer 2017): 313-348.
Available on Project Muse (account required): https://doi.org/10.1353/khs.2017.0074

Kentucky Chronicles is inspired by the work of researchers from across the world who have conducted research at the Kentucky Historical Society or contributed to the scholarly journal, The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, which has been published continually since 1903.

Hosted by Dr. Daniel J. Burge, associate editor of The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, and coordinator of our Research Fellows program, which brings in researchers from across the world to conduct research in the rich archival holdings of the Kentucky Historical Society.

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