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   Olivia A. Davidson. Olivia America Davidson Washington (June 11, 1854 – May 9, 1889) was an American teacher and educator. She was born free as Olivia America Davidson in Virginia. After her family moved to the free state of Ohio, she studied in common schools and later college.

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3. www.blackpast.org › davidson-olivia-1854-1889Olivia A. Davidson (1854-1889) - Blackpast

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   Jan 19, 2007 · Born in Virginia in 1854, Olivia A. Davidson, the daughter of an ex-slave and freeborn mother, was the seventh of ten children. The family moved from Virginia to southern Ohio in 1857, then moved to the northern part of the state in Albany and Athens after her father’s death.

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   Olivia Davidson Washington, founder of Tuskegee Institute with her husband Booker T. Washington, was born free on June 11, 1854, in Mercer County, Virginia. Her father Elias, who was listed as a slave in the 1846 will of his owner, Joseph Davidson, appears in the 1850 census as a free laborer.

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   Who was Olivia Davidson?

   • Born in Virginia in 1854, Olivia A. Davidson, the daughter of an ex-slave and freeborn mother, was the seventh of ten children. The family moved from Virginia to southern Ohio in 1857, then moved to the northern part of the state in Albany and Athens after her father’s death.

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   What happened to Olivia Davidson's Sister Margaret Davidson?

   • While Olivia was in Memphis, her sister Margaret died. In 1878 their brother Joseph was murdered by the Ku Klux Klan, at a time of violence to suppress black voting. Davidson returned to Ohio shortly thereafter. That year she enrolled as a senior at the Hampton Institute, now Hampton University, in Virginia.

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   Who was Elizabeth Davidson and what did she do?

   • Davidson was hired by Booker T. Washington as a teacher and assistant principal of the Tuskegee Institute from 1881. In this role she also did fundraising and gave public speeches, especially about the education of black women. In 1885 she married Washington, the principal and a widower.

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   Did Olivia Washington have a son?

   • Her first son, Booker T., Jr., was born on May 29, 1887. Their second son, Ernest Davidson Washington, was born February 6, 1889. Two days later, the Washingtons' house at Tuskegee burned down. Olivia Washington suffered exposure to the early morning cold and likely already had contracted tuberculosis (TB).

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   How did Olivia Washington die?

   • Two days later, the Washingtons' house at Tuskegee burned down. Olivia Washington suffered exposure to the early morning cold and likely already had contracted tuberculosis (TB). Her health deteriorated and she died three months later of laryngeal TB on May 9, 1889, at Massachusetts General Hospital .

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6. www.ohio.edu › olivia-america-davidsonOlivia America Davidson (1854-1889) | Ohio University

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   Learn about Olivia Davidson, a pioneer educator and wife of Booker T. Washington. She taught freed children in the South, advocated for Black girls' education, and helped build Tuskegee Institute.

7. www.wikitree.com › wiki › Davidson-20Olivia America (Davidson) Washington (1854-1889) - WikiTree

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   Oct 15, 2022 · Olivia Davidson Washington died May 9, 1889, Boston, Massachusetts, only three months after the birth of her second son, Ernest Davidson Washington. Olivia became quite ill after a fire started in the Washington home in the early morning.

   • Gender: Female
   • Birth Date: June 11, 1854

   • Spouse: Booker Taliaferro Washington
   • Death Date: May 9, 1889

8. phillys7thward.org › 2022 › 02Olivia A. Davidson, Black Educator Hall of Fame Member

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   Feb 27, 2022 · Learn about the life and achievements of Olivia A. Davidson, a pioneer educator and wife of Booker T. Washington. She taught, led, and fundraised for Tuskegee Institute, a premier higher education institute for Black students.

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   Who was Olivia A. Davidson? Olivia America Davidson Washington was a co-founder of the Tuskegee Institute and the second wife of Booker T. Washington. She was born on June 11, 1854 in Mercer County, Virginia, now Mercer County, West Virginia, to a freed slave and a free black woman.