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Margaret Murray Washington (March 9, 1865 - June 4, 1925) was an American educator who was the principal of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, which later became Tuskegee University.
Feb 15, 2007 · Margaret Murray Washington, born March 9, 1865, was one of ten children born to sharecroppers. Her father was of Irish descent and her mother was African American. Murray attended Fisk University for eight years and graduated in 1889.
Jul 3, 2019 · Margaret Murray Washington was an educator, administrator, reformer, and clubwoman who married Booker T. Washington and worked closely with him at Tuskegee and on educational projects.
Jan 29, 2007 · Margaret Murray Washington, the third wife of Booker T. Washington was a well-known educator and women’s activist in her own right before she married the founder of Tuskegee.
Sep 23, 2021 · Margaret Murray Washington worked tirelessly to equip young Black women for success in a society that didn’t value them. She is an undervalued leader of domestic science who illuminates the field’s purpose in a Black, Southern, rural context.
President of the Alabama Association of Women's Clubs (AAWC) from 1919 until her death in 1925, Margaret Murray Washington led the movement to establish a boys' reform school as an alternative to prison, and later the Rescue Home for Girls, both in Mt. Meigs, Alabama.
African-American educator and lecturer who, while married to Booker T. Washington, played a significant role in the administration of Tuskegee Institute. Born Margaret James Murray on March 9, around 1861 (though her tombstone is inscribed 1865); died on June 4, 1925; buried on the campus of Tuskegee Institute; daughter of Lucy Murray (a ...
Feb 23, 2024 · Margaret Murray Washington was the third wife of educator and author Booker T. Washington and a pioneer in the education of women.
Margaret Murray Washington (1865-1925) Called "one of the greatest women of her century," Margaret Murray Washington spoke to national audiences as first president of the National Federation of Colored Women's Clubs.
Margaret Murray Washington founded the Tuskegee Women’s Club, which encouraged community activism through workshops and lectures. She later served as president of both the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs and the International Council of Women of the Darker Races.
