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Sep 01, 1869 Macon, Mississippi, United States Died on 01 Mar 1958 (aged 88)
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About Marie Bankhead Owen
- Marie Bankhead Owen (September 1, 1869 – March 1, 1958) was Director of the Alabama Department of Archives and History for over three decades, as well as a documentarian of Alabama history who authored numerous books on the subject.
- Owen served as an advisor for the Federal Writers' Project history of the state.
- In 1939, Owen helped select the Alabama state motto.
- She was actively opposed to a Federal mandate giving women the right to vote, and believed in the supremacy of the white race.
- Owen was inducted into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame in 1975.
- Her niece was actress Tallulah Bankhead.
