Maude Ward Lafferty

Maude Ward Lafferty was an American historian and writer associated with Kentucky history. University of Kentucky archival records identify her as Maude Ward Lafferty (1869–1962) and describe collections of her papers that preserve her research materials, correspondence, articles, and manuscripts.

Those records say she was born in 1869, graduated from high school in Cynthiana, Kentucky, continued her education at a convent in Paris, Kentucky, and later married Judge William Thornton Lafferty. The same University of Kentucky sources note that she wrote The Lure of Kentucky, a historical guidebook, and that her research covered subjects including the history of the University of Kentucky, John B. Bowman, the Choctaw Indian Academy, and Scott County history.

Her name also appears in library and public-domain book records for A Pioneer Railway of the West, showing her interest in making regional history accessible to general readers as well as researchers. I couldn't confirm a suitable portrait image from the sources I checked, so no profile image is included here.