Marie Bankhead Owen

Marie Bankhead Owen
Marie Bankhead Owen
Born(1869-09-01)September 1, 1869
Bankhead Plantation, Noxubee County, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedMarch 1, 1958(1958-03-01) (aged 88)
Resting placeGreenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama
Known forDirector Alabama Dept of Archives and History
SpouseThomas McAdory Owen
Children2
Parent(s)John H. Bankhead
Tallulah J. Brockman Bankhead

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.