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- Not to be confused with - - Annie Kennedy - - (1851–1918), American educator. -
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- - Annie Kennedy Bidwell - - (June 30, 1839 – March 9, 1918) was a 19th-century pioneer and founder of society in the - - Sacramento Valley - - area of - - California - - . She is known for her contributions to social causes, such as - - women's suffrage - - , the - - temperance movement - - , donating parks for travelers to camp and sleep in and education. - - - - [ - - 1 - - ] - - - - Annie Bidwell was a friend and correspondent of - - Susan B. Anthony - - , - - Frances Willard - - , and - - John Muir - - . -

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- Annie Ellicott Kennedy was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, on June 30, 1839. - - - - [ - - 2 - - ] - - - - she was the daughter of - - Joseph C. G. Kennedy - - , - - - - [ - - 1 - - ] - - - - a politician in the - - Whig party - - , who served as director of the - - United States Census - - for 1850 and 1860. The Kennedy family lived in - - Washington, D.C. - - , from Annie's 10th year. - - - - [ - - 2 - - ] - - - -

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- She married - - John Bidwell - - on April 16, 1868, in - - Washington, D.C. - - - - - [ - - 3 - - ] - - - - Their wedding guests included - - Elizabeth Cady Stanton - - , - - President - - - Andrew Johnson - - and future - - president - - - Ulysses S. Grant - - . After their marriage, Annie returned with her new husband to his home in - - Chico, California - - . - - - - [ - - 4 - - ] - - - -

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- While her husband was alive, Bidwell was concerned for the future of the local - - Mechoopda - - Native Americans. - - - - [ - - 2 - - ] - - - - She was active in state and national Indian associations. An amateur - - botanist - - , she collected the first known specimen of a small annual plant, which was named - - Bidwell's knotweed - - ( - - Polygonum bidwelliae - - ), after her. - - - - [ - - 5 - - ] - - - -

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- After her husband's death, Bidwell continued to live in Chico, the town her late husband had founded. Before her death, she donated to the city of Chico on July 10, 1905, some 2,238 acres (almost ten square miles) of land, - - - - [ - - 6 - - ] - - - - along with a Children's Park in downtown. Since then the land has remained in the public trust and is now known as - - Bidwell Park - - . -

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- The - - Bidwell Mansion - - in Chico was preserved as a museum and state historic park until it was severely damaged in an arson fire in December 2024. - - - - [ - - 7 - - ] - - - - While Annie and John Bidwell resided in the mansion, they were hosts to many prominent figures of their era, including: President - - Rutherford B. Hayes - - , General - - William T. Sherman - - , - - Susan B. Anthony - - , - - Frances Willard - - , - - Governor - - - Leland Stanford - - , - - John Muir - - , and - - Asa Gray - - . - - - - [ - - 3 - - ] - - - -

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  1. - - ^ - - - - - a - - - - - - - - - b - - - - - - - - - c - - - - - - - - - - "Guide to the Annie Ellicott Kennedy Bidwell Papers, 1842-1918" - - . - - Online Archive of California - - . California Digital Library - - . Retrieved - - May 22, - - 2019 - - . - - - - -
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  2. - - ^ - - - - - a - - - - - - - - - b - - - - - - - - - c - - - - - - - - - - "John & Annie" - - . - - Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park - - . August 22, 2014 - - . Retrieved - - May 22, - - 2019 - - . - - - - - -
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  3. - - ^ - - - - - a - - - - - - - - - b - - - - - - - - - - "Bidwell Mansion SHP" - - . - - CA State Parks - - - . Retrieved - - May 22, - - 2019 - - . - - - - - -
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  4. - - - - ^ - - - - - - - - "Annie Kennedy Bidwell: An Intimate History by Lois H. McDonald" - - . - - Heidelberg Graphics - - - . Retrieved - - May 22, - - 2019 - - . - - - - - -
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  6. - - - - ^ - - - - - - - - "John and Ann Bidwell - Influential People in John Muir's Life" - - . - - John Muir Exhibit - Sierra Club - - - . Retrieved - - May 22, - - 2019 - - . - - - - - -
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