Margaret Haughery

thumb|A portrait of Margaret Haughery Margaret Gaffney Haughery (1813 – 9 February 1882) was an Irish philanthropist, known as "the mother of the orphans", who was a beloved historical figure in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the 1880s. She devoted her life's work to the care and feeding of the poor and hungry, and to fund and build orphanages throughout the city. Quotes about Margaret Haughery The story of Margaret Haughery is one of the sweetest ever told. Her life is a lesson of love in charity which this age needs to learn. While philanthropists and social workers vainly talk about problems, she solved them; for she met those problems with the wisdom that came from the love of her big Irish heart. In her simple life we read again the lesson that there is but one way to become great in the Kingdom of God. And because she found that way, Margaret Haughery, the "Mother of the Orphans," is entitled to a high place among the great wives and mothers who have brought glory to the Catholic Church. Hugh Francis Blunt, Great Wives and Mothers (1917) External links Category:1813 births Category:Catholics from Ireland Category:Immigrants to the United States Category:Philanthropists Category:1882 deaths Category:Women from Ireland Category:Women born in the 19th century