Ida McKinley
On June 8, 1847, Ida Saxton was born to parents James and Kate Saxton in Canton, Ohio. Ida attended female seminaries, studying a variety of subjects from mathematics and foreign languages to the arts.1 Her cultural education continued after graduation, as she embarked on a grand European tour with her sister, Mary, in 1869.2 Ida also worked at her father’s bank, learning ab