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Essie Mae Washington-Williams

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American school teacher and writer (1925-2013)

United StatesWritersLived 1925 to 2013 · aged 87
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Essie Mae Washington-Williams was an American teacher and author. She was the eldest child of Strom Thurmond, governor and United States senator from South Carolina.

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Strom Thurmond's statue with Essie Mae added. In the phrase "The father of four children", the "four" was replaced with "five".Strom Thurmond's statue with Essie Mae added. In the phrase "The father of four children", the "four" was replaced with "five".

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Essie Mae Washington-Williams was an American teacher and author. She was the eldest child of Strom Thurmond, governor and United States senator from South Carolina. Of mixed race, she was born to Carrie Butler, a 16-year-old African-American girl who worked as a domestic servant for Thurmond's parents, and Thurmond, then 22 and unmarried. Essie Mae grew up in the family of one of her mother's sisters, not learning of her biological parents until 1938 when her mother came for a visit and informed Essie Mae she was her mother. She graduated from college, earned a master's degree, married, raised a family, and had a 30-year professional career in education.

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United States
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Writers
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Writer / Author
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deceased
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Lived 1925 to 2013 · aged 87
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