In addition to assisting her husband, Audubon established two successful schools and worked feverishly to teach her students.

Tradition posits that her father's political ideologies eventually pushed him to move his family to New Haven, Connecticut, in 1798 when Bakewell was 11.

As years passed, Bakewell continued to guide John James, encouraging him to accept a position with her uncle, Benjamin.

Lucy Bakewell and John James Audubon were married on April 5, 1808, in the parlor at Fatland Ford.

As John James scrambled to make ends meet for his family, Audubon met Elizabeth Speed Rankin, who asked her to tutor her children.

John James's lengthy absences, of course, were felt by the family, but Audubon served as the ultimate "breadwinner".

She worked tirelessly to support her husband's success while caring for her sons, tutoring, and serving as a governess.

[5] Audubon was later hired to work for Jane Percy of Beech Woods, a plantation in what is now West Feliciana Parish in Louisiana.

[2] John James is reported to have said: "My wife determined that my genius should prevail and that my final success as an ornithologist should become triumphant.

"[5] She even managed to save $3,000 to send John James to Europe, as he was working to publish his most famous piece.

[6] Her support of his endeavors ultimately granted John James the ability to grow the family's wealth.