Mary Ellen Weathersby Pope
American educator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mary Ellen Weathersby Pope (April 14, 1905 ā March 28, 2007) was a reformist and home economics educator who worked at Mississippi State College for Women (MSCW, later renamed to Mississippi University for Women and commonly referred to as "The W"), which was the first public college for women in the United States.[1] She was a graduate of MSCW's home economics program (the first in Mississippi) and, according to Jolly, embodied the reformist spirit of the home economics movement by advancing women's entry into positions of educational leadership, the inclusion and equal treatment of black Mississippians, and vocational adult education to improve the lives of the rural poor.[2]
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Born | April 14, 1905 |
Died | March 28, 2007(2007-03-28) (aged 101) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Educator |
Awards | Medal of Excellence (MUW) Alumnae Achievement Award (MUW) Celebration of Service Award (Lowndes County Chapter, MUW Alumni Association) |
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Education | Mississippi State College for Women (BS) University of Minnesota (MS) |
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Institutions | Mississippi State College for Women George Peabody College for Teachers Louisiana State University Mississippi State College Mississippi Department of Education |
Weathersby Pope earned an honorary doctorate from Mississippi University for Women (MUW) in 2004; she was also the recipient of MUW's Medal of Excellence, an Alumnae Achievement Award, and a Celebration of Service Award from the Lowndes County Chapter of the MUW Alumni Association.[3] She and her sister endowed the Weathersby Centennial Scholarship (The W's most prestigious scholarship), and MUW's Pope Banquet Hall bears her name.