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  1. Margaret James Murray. 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. She also led women's clubs, including the Tuskegee Woman's Club and the National Federation of Afro-American Women.

  2. 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. The following year she became “Lady Principal” at Tuskegee Institute where she met Booker T. Washington.

  3. Jul 3, 2019 · Margaret Murray Washington was born in Macon, Mississippi on March 8 as Margaret James Murray. According to the 1870 census, she was born in 1861; her tombstone gives 1865 as her birth year. Her mother, Lucy Murray, was a formerly enslaved washerwoman and had between four and nine children (sources, even those approved by Margaret Murray ...

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  5. 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. She continued that activism during their marriage. The Washingtons gave twin lectures at Old Bethel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, South Carolina on September 12, 1898.

  6. Sep 23, 2021 · June 4, 1925. 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. Bio. Margaret Murray Washington was born in Mississippi to an enslaved Black mother ...

  7. 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. She also led women's clubs, including the Tuskegee Woman's Club and the National Federation of Afro-American Women.

  8. Washington, Margaret Murray (c. 1861–1925)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 ...

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