Fannie Smith Washington
Fannie Smith Washington | |
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| Born | Fannie Virginia Norton Smith 1858 |
| Died | May 4, 1884 (aged 25–26) Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, U.S. |
| Education | Hampton Institute |
| Occupation | Educator |
| Known for | Aided early development of Tuskegee Institute |
| Spouse(s) | Booker T. Washington, m. 1882 |
| Children | Portia Marshall Washington |
| Parent(s) | Samuel and Celia (or Cecilia) Smith |
Fannie Smith Washington (1858 – May 4, 1884) was an American educator, and the first wife of Booker T. Washington. Before her premature death in 1884, Fannie Washington aided her husband in the early development of the Tuskegee Institute.