# Mary S. Peake

> Mary Smith Peake, born Mary Smith Kelsey, was an American teacher, humanitarian and a member of the black elite in Hampton, best known for starting a school for the children of former slaves starting in the fall of 1861 under what became known as the Emancipation Oak tree in present-day Hampton, Virginia near Fort Monroe. The first teacher hired by the American Missionary Association, she was also
associated with its later founding of Hampton University in 1868.

*American teacher and humanitarian (1823-1862)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Educator
- **Category:** Educators
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1823
- **Died:** 1862-02-22
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Mary Smith Peake, born Mary Smith Kelsey, was an American teacher, humanitarian and a member of the black elite in Hampton, best known for starting a school for the children of former slaves starting in the fall of 1861 under what became known as the Emancipation Oak tree in present-day Hampton, Virginia near Fort Monroe. The first teacher hired by the American Missionary Association, she was also
associated with its later founding of Hampton University in 1868.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 16.1 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 3.3 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 74.5 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 20.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 68.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Mary S. Peake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_S._Peake)
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- [Mary Peake](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Peake)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3850502)

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