Margaret Murray Washington
Margaret Murray Washington | |
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Washington in 1915 | |
| Born | March 9, 1865 Macon, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | June 4, 1925 (aged 60) Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S. |
| Known for | Anti-lynching activism |
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Margaret Murray Washington (née Murray; 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. She was the third wife of Booker T. Washington. She was inducted into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame in 1972.