Margaret Haughery, circa 1870s

ID: 1711 ~ Source: Image courtesy of The Historic New Orleans Collection.
This file appears in: Margaret Haughery: "Friend of the Orphans"
Margaret Haughery, circa 1870s
This file appears in: Margaret Haughery: "Friend of the Orphans"

By Adrienne Luck
Nineteenth-century New Orleanians knew Margaret (nee Gaffney) Haughery by several endearing names including the "Bread Woman," "Friend of the Orphans," "Mother of the Orphans," "Our Margaret," and "Angel of the Delta." Personal tragedies experienced…