Mary Young Ridenbaugh Explained

Mary Young Ridenbaugh
Birth Place:	Shelby County, KY
Occupation:	Novelist, biographer
Spouse:	William Ridenbaugh

Mary Young Ridenbaugh (c. 1834 in Shelby County, Kentucky – 1941) was an American biographer and novelist, best remembered for her novel Enola; Or, Her Fatal Mistake (1886).^[1]

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]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Ridenbaugh . Mary Young . Enola; Or, Her Fatal Mistake . 1886 . For the author . Kentucky . 8 August 2023 . en . Volume 3 of Wright American fiction.
2. • Book: Ridenbaugh . Mary Young . The Biography of Ephraim McDowell, M.D. . 1890 . . 8 August 2023 . en.
   • Book: Ridenbaugh . Mary Young . [<!-- https://books.google.com/books?id=VewIAAAAIAAJ -->https://books.google.com/books?id=ZaAEAAAAYAAJ The Biography of Ephraim McDowell: The Father of Ovariotomy ]. 1894 . author . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . 8 August 2023 . en . second edition, revised.
   • Book: Valentine . Mary Thompson . Biography of Ephraim McDowell, M.D. . 1897 . McDowell Publishing Company . New York City . 8 August 2023 . en . First Edition.
   • Biography_of_Ephraim_McDowell_M.D. wikimedia
   • https://archive.org/details/biographyephrai01ridegoog
3. Web site: James Harvie Dew . VMI Archives Historical Rosters . Virginia Military Institute . 8 August 2023.
4. Web site: Century Company records . archives . . 8 August 2023.
5. Web site: Biographical sketch of George Engelmann, M.D., 1809-1884 . 1896 .
6. Web site: 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. Web site: Biography of Ephraim McDowell, M.D. . 1897 .
8. Book: Buffalo Medical Journal . 1891 . 315 . 46 . en.
9. Book: Buffalo Medical and Surgical Journal . 1891 . Joseph Warren & Company, Printers . 315 . 30 . en.
10. Book: The Medical Tribune: A Monthly Magazine . 1891 . Medical Tribune Company . 371 . en.
11. Book: The History of Buchanan County, Missouri. 1881 . Union Historical Company . 873–874 . en.
12. Book: Medical Standard . 1888 . 96 . 3 . en.
13. Book: New Orleans Medical and Surgical Journal . 1888 . Louisiana State Medical Society . 586 . 40 . en.