Margaret Tupper True
American educator (1858 – 1926)
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Margaret Allen Tupper True (1858 – January 10, 1926) was an American educator. She was president of the Denver School Board from 1906 to 1908.
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Margaret Tupper True | |
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| Born | Margaret Allen Tupper 1858 |
| Died | January 10, 1926 (aged 67–68) Denver, Colorado |
| Known for | president of the Denver School Board, 1906-1908 |
| Children | Allen Tupper True |
| Parent | Ellen Smith Tupper |
| Relatives | Eliza Tupper Wilkes, Mila Tupper Maynard, Kate Tupper Galpin (sisters) |
Early life
Margaret Allen Tupper was born in 1858, the daughter of Allen Tupper and Ellen Smith Tupper.[1][2] Her father was a Protestant minister; her mother was a writer and editor, and an expert beekeeper.[3][4][2] Her sisters included Unitarian ministers Eliza Tupper Wilkes and Mila Tupper Maynard,[5][2] and educator Kate Tupper Galpin.[6][2] Aged 14 she became the vice-president of the "State Poultry Association" in Iowa.[2]
Career
Margaret Tupper taught school in Colorado Springs as a young woman.[7] She (and three of her sisters) spoke at the Woman's Congress in San Francisco in 1894.[8] She presented at the Mothers' Congress of Utah in 1898, as president of the Educational Alliance of Denver, on "Sister Professions: The Home and School".[9] She was the elected president of the Denver School Board from 1906 to 1908,[10] and was head of the district's truancy department. "For the first time in a city of the first class a woman has been elected president of the school board," announced the Journal of Education.[11] She worked for the abolition of secret societies among students in Denver.[12][13]
Personal life
Margaret Allen Tupper married Henry Alphonso True (1837-1925). Their eldest son was illustrator and muralist Allen Tupper True (1881-1955).[14][15] Their other sons were Henry A. True (born 1883) and James Beaman True (born 1887), both civil engineers.[16] She died at home in Denver in 1926, aged 67 years. Her grave is with her husband's and sons', in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[7] Her diary was part of an exhibit at the Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery in Washington, D.C. in 2014 and 2015.[15]
