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"

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…