Mary Washington Howe (January 8, 1852 – March 20, 1900) was an American educator in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Both her maternal and paternal grandmothers were Native American, and both of her grandfathers were originally from Africa before being sold into slavery.
[1] Howe died at the age of 48 on March 20, 1900, three weeks after the start of an illness.
Her funeral was held at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, and she was buried at the Pine Forest Cemetery in Wilmington.
[1][2] An elementary school named after her was opened in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1963.