Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Helen Lumpkins Day: Educator

Helen Lumpkins Day
Day was a founder of Hopkins House Association, and served with many other national organizations. She attended the Hallowell School for Girls in Alexandria, was a graduate of Dunbar High School and of Miners Teachers College in Washington D.C.  She taught grade school in the Alexandria Public Schools for 46 years, and had a strong commitment to public service.  Born in 1905, she died in 1992. A post office within the Parker-Gray Historic district is named in her honor.

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