Margaret Amidon
Margaret M. Amidon | |
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| Born | January 21, 1827 |
| Died | December 3, 1869 (aged 42) |
Margaret Agnes Milburn Amidon (January 21, 1827 – December 3, 1869) was a teacher and principal in Southwest Washington, D.C.[1] She was the principal of Female Grammar School from 1854 until her death in 1869.
She was born in
No one in this city was more instrumental in attracting and fixing the public approbation to the public school system than Mrs. Amidon. Her girls were always neatly dressed, refined in demeanor, and proficient in their studies. Every one in her school loved her, and the sphere of harmony prevailing there delighted every visitor. A large number—forty-one—of the female teachers in our public schools have been educated by her; and the influences of her upright and pure character have thus been continued and extended, and will be perpetuated as long as good deeds are remembered
In December 1862, she married Hollis Amidon. She died in 1869 of tuberculosis. After her death a commemorative book was published: In memoriam. Proceedings commemorative of the life and services of Mrs. Margaret Milburn-Amidon, late principal of the Female grammar school in the Fourth district, Washington city, D.C.[4][5]
In 1882 Amidon Elementary School was built in Southwest Washington in her honor and remained open until 1957.[3] The Amidon Promenade and Amidon-Bowen Elementary School are named for her.[6][1] In 2003 the District of Columbia Council voted to recognize June 19 as "Amidon Elementary School Graduation Ceremony Day" in Washington D.C.[3]
References
- ^ a b "ABOUT – Amidon-Bowen Elementary School". Amidon-Bowen Elementary School. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ a b AtLee, Samuel Yorke (May 15, 2015). "Mrs. Amidon's Memorial". synody. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Amidon Elementary School Graduation Ceremonial Resolution of 2003" (PDF). DC Register Archives. DC.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ "LC Catalog – Item Information (Full Record)". Library of Congress LCCN Permalink. February 27, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ "The life of a Noble Woman—Margaret Milburn Amidon". Evening Star. April 9, 1870. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ "The Amidon Promenade". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 18, 2021.