Margaret Murray Washington

Margaret Murray Washington
Washington in 1915
Born(1865-03-09)March 9, 1865
Macon, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedJune 4, 1925(1925-06-04) (aged 60)
Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S.
Known forAnti-lynching activism
Spouse
(m. 1893; died 1915)

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.