Margaret Monument, New Orleans, La.
This file appears in: Margaret Haughery: "Friend of the Orphans"
This file appears in: Margaret Haughery: "Friend of the Orphans"
Margaret Haughery: "Friend of the Orphans"
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…