Morgan, Mary Kimball (1861–1948)
Morgan, Mary Kimball (1861–1948)
American Christian Science teacher. Born Nellie May Kimball, Dec 8, 1861, in Janesville, WI; died Oct 13, 1948, in Elsah, IL; dau. of Freeman Aaron Kimball and Helen Maria (Chapin) Kimball; m. William Edgar Morgan (dry goods dealer), Dec 15, 1885 (died 1935); children: 2 sons.
Helped organize 1st Christian Science church in St. Louis, MO; became authorized Christian Science practitioner (1896); opened school primarily for children of Christian Science families, the Principia (1898); oversaw addition of high school branch, 2-year college (1910), and 4-year liberal arts college (1932); appointed president emeritus of the Principia (1938).
See also Edwin S. Leonard Jr., As the Sowing: The First Fifty Years of The Principia (1948).
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