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Mary L. R. Farnum

Mary L. R. Farnum is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Mary L. R. Farnum rather than just read about it. In short: Mary Louise Rolfe Farnum (February 10, 1870 – February 9, 1965) was an American physician and politician who was one of the first two women to serve in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Early life Farnum was born to Charles M. and Maria (Morrison) Rolfe on February 10, 1870, in Boscawen, New Hampshire.

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Reference excerpt

Mary Louise Rolfe Farnum (February 10, 1870 – February 9, 1965) was an American physician and politician who was one of the first two women to serve in the New Hampshire House of Representatives.

Early life Farnum was born to Charles M. and Maria (Morrison) Rolfe on February 10, 1870, in Boscawen, New Hampshire. She was a descendant of Henry Rolfe, one of the original settlers of Concord, New Hampshire. She graduated from Concord High School in 1888 and taught for three years in the schools of Boscawen and Penacook. On September 15, 1892, she married Samuel H. Farnum of Penacook. He died on June 13, 1893, and she subsequently took up the study of medicine.

Medicine Farnum graduated from the Boston University School of Medicine in 1900. After working at a dispensary in Boston and a women's hospital in Brooklyn, Farnum established a practice in Hartford, Connecticut. She eventually returned to Penacook to be closer to her family and practiced in the village for some time. She was also active in town affairs as a member of the school board, head of the town's Red Cross organization, and treasurer of the Congregational church. Following her mother's death, she gave up her medical practice to care for her father.

Politics Shortly after the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution granted women suffrage, Farnum ran for Boscawen's seat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Farnum, a Democrat, won by a 30-vote margin in the same election where Boscawen voted nearly 3 to 1 in favor of Republican presidential candidate Warren G. Harding. She served on the Public Health and Normal School committees. She delivered her maiden speech on February 23, 1921. It was only twelve words and informed the legislature that the normal school committee was unanimously against the proposed state teacher's college in Manchester. Despite its brevity, Farnum's remarks "spelled death for the measure" according to The Lewiston Daily Sun. She also spoke before the House in favor of a factory inspection bill. She did not run for reelection in 1922.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Mary L. R. Farnum

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Mary L. R. Farnum claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Mary L. R. Farnum before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Mary L. R. Farnum ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Mary L. R. Farnum

In research: Mary L. R. Farnum appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Mary L. R. Farnum in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Mary L. R. Farnum is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1870 births, 1965 deaths, American Congregationalists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Mary L. R. Farnum outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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What is Mary L. R. Farnum in simple terms?

Mary Louise Rolfe Farnum (February 10, 1870 – February 9, 1965) was an American physician and politician who was one of the first two women to serve in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Early life Farnum was born to Charles M. and Maria (Morrison) Rolfe on February 10, 1870, in Boscawen…

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Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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