Margaret Taylor Harper Papers, 1955

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Margaret Taylor Harper Papers, 1955

http://www2.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/h/Harper,Margaret_Taylor.html

Chiefly correspondence and other material documenting the professional and community service activities of Margaret Taylor Harper, journalist and businesswoman of Southport, N.C. In 1968, Harper became the first woman in North Carolina to seek the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor.She ran a strong second in that race, amassing 148,613 votes (22%) and carrying five counties. Included are materials relating to her service on the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and to her work with the North Carolina Council of Women's Organizations.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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SNAC Resource ID: 6627018

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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Harper, Margaret Taylor, 1917-2009

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Margaret Taylor Harper was born in Southport, N.C., 17 February 1917, the daughter of Charles Edward and Jessie Stevens Taylor. In 1937, she received her B.A. from Greensboro College and married James M. Harper, Jr., editor of the State Port Pilot . In addition to working for the Pilot, she operated the Stevens Insurance Agency, a business established in 1890 by her maternal grandfather. Margaret Harper's interests have been diverse. She has worked in support of numerous...