Connally, Mary Virginia Brown, 1850-1927

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Mrs. Connally was the daughter of Elizabeth Grisham and Georgia Governor Joseph E. Brown and lived with her husband for many years at 53 Ashby Street in the then-fashionable West End of Atlanta. Grady Hospital doctors and personnel requested wealthy women like Mrs. Connally to start the Grady Hospital Aid Association, a voluntary, charitable organization. She also served on the board of the Industrial Educational Loan Association in Fulton County, founded to help poor white women attend college in Milledgeville.

From the description of Mary Virginia Brown (Mrs. Elijah Lewis) Connally organization papers, 1892-1906 (bulk 1892-1899). (Georgia Department of Archives and History Library). WorldCat record id: 145567427

From the description of Mary Virginia Brown (Mrs. Elijah Lewis) Connally organization papers, 1892-1906 (bulk 1892-1899). (Georgia Department of Archives and History Library). WorldCat record id: 38475728

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Place Name Admin Code Country
Georgia
Georgia--Atlanta
Atlanta (Ga.)
Georgia--Atlanta
Georgia
Fulton County (Ga.)
Fulton County (Ga.)
Atlanta (Ga.)
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Charities
Women in charitable work
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Birth 1850

Death 1927

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