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Portia Marshall Washington Pittman (June 6, 1883 – February 26, 1978) was the daughter of Booker T. Washington and Fannie Smith Washington. Pittman was the first African-American to graduate from the Bradford Academy in Bradford, Massachusetts .
in 1908, following her return from Berlin, she married the late William Sidney Pittman, a Washington architect. The couple had three children, all of whom are deceased.
Feb 9, 2021 · Historian Susan Pearl will review the fascinating life of Portia, Booker T. Washington’s oldest child – her youth at her father’s Tuskegee Institute, her education in the United States and Europe, her career as a concert pianist and teacher, her marriage and family, and her brief residence in Prince George’s County.
Apr 2, 2014 · In 1907 Pittman married Portia Marshall Washington, the daughter of Booker T. Washington. The couple settled in the upscale African American community of Fairmount Heights, Maryland where they had and raised three children.
May 1, 1995 · Between 1908 and 1912 Portia gave birth to her three children. Nevertheless she made her concert debut in a joint recital with Clarence Cameron White in May 1908 in Washington, and periodically toured on a concert circuit. Despite family happiness, money problems plagued the Pittmans.
Mar 7, 2024 · Long lauded for its nurturing atmosphere of freedom and creativity, Dallas’ first-ever high school for students of color also benefited from the contributions of Booker's own daughter, Portia...
A controversial (though influential) figure in African American history, Booker T. Washington’s image is sanctified here as poet and author, Roy L. Hill, combines forces with Washington’s daughter, Portia Washington-Pittman. Pittman reflects on her father’s life and attempts to counteract the …
