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Menken, Adah Isaacs (1835?–1868)  

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004
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Menken, Adah Isaacs (1835?–1868), actress and poet  

J. Gilliland

Publication History:

Published in print:
23 September 2004
Published online:
23 September 2004

Menken, Adah Isaacs (1835?–1868), actress and poet, is thought to have been born on 15 June 1835 in New Orleans. At various times in her life she produced different versions of her parentage, giving her father's name as James McCord, Richard Spencer...