Margaret Haughery Statue (New Orleans, Louisiana)

USA / Louisiana / Gretna / New Orleans, Louisiana
 statue, monument
The statue of Margaret Haughery was created by Alexander Doyle.

Margaret Haughery (d. 1882) is one of New Orleans best known philanthropists. After the deaths of her husband and daughter from yellow fever, she devoted herself to helping the city's orphans, working in partnership with the Sisters of Charity. Margaret used the profits from her bakery businesses to feed the hungry and to support her various causes. Among the beneficiaries of her generosity were the St. Theresa Asylum, St. Elizabeth's Asylum, St. Vincent's Infant Asylum and other similar institutions. At her death, her entire estate, some $30,000, went to the poor of New Orleans.
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Coordinates:   29°56'26"N   90°4'19"W
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