bin ▁H ix son ▁( May ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁– ▁October ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ) ▁was ▁a ▁femin ist ▁advoc ate ▁working ▁for ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁and ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁Equ al ▁Rights ▁Am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Constitution . ▁H ix son ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁being ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁ear n ▁a ▁Ph D ▁in ▁English ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Louis ville ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁Her ▁portrait ▁was ▁hung ▁in ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁State ▁Capit ol ▁Rot unda ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁Women ▁Remember ed ▁exhib it . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁All ie ▁Cor bin ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁southern ▁Kentucky ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁She ▁re located ▁to ▁Louis ville , ▁Kentucky ▁where ▁she ▁married ▁William ▁For rest ▁H ix son , ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁three ▁children ▁together . ▁She ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁being ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁ear n ▁a ▁Ph D ▁in ▁English ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Louis ville . ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁rights ▁and ▁E RA ▁Later ▁in ▁life , ▁at ▁age ▁ 5 1 ▁years , ▁H ix son ▁became ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁and ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁Equ al ▁Rights ▁Am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Constitution . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁vice - ch air ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Women ' s ▁Conference ▁in ▁Houston ▁in ▁ 1