Laura Askew Haygood

Laura Askew Haygood (October 14, 1845 – April 29, 1900) was an American educator and missionary from Georgia.

A sister of Atticus Greene Haygood, she founded a school in Atlanta and served as a missionary in China.

[1] She was the younger sister of Atticus Greene Haygood, who would later become a bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (MECS).

[1][6] In 1882, Haygood established the Trinity Home Mission to assist in training women to help the poor in Atlanta.

[4][8] In 1926, Haygood Memorial Methodist Church was established in Atlanta's Morningside neighborhood, named in honor of Laura and her brother.