Minnie Newell Mason

Mrs. Mason was an astute female who was determined to overcome the limitations imposed on women of her era. She entered the Wesleyan Conservatory (now Wesleyan College) in 1906, where she was named the National Grand President of Alpha Delta Pi, a sorority founded at the college. After receiving a master’s degree from Columbia University, Mason taught Civics and History at several colleges and universities in the South including Wesleyan, Mercer University and Florida Southern College. Mason established a college prep school in Macon in 1915.

(1885-1971) {Magnolia, lot 9, row E24)

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