Lucy Pickens
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1832 – 1899
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Who was Lucy Pickens?
Lucy Petway Holcombe Pickens was a 19th-century American socialite, known during and after her lifetime as the "Queen of the Confederacy". She was described as "beautiful, brilliant, and captivating" by her male contemporaries, and this perception of her helped shape the stereotype of the "Southern belle".
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- Born
- Jun 11, 1832
Fayette County - Also known as
- Lucy Petaway Holcombe Pickens
- Children
- Lived in
- Marshall
- Died
- Aug 8, 1899
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on July 23, 2013
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