It's only fitting that several New Orleans bakeries and confectioneries have joined the effort to help raise funds to restore one of the city's most beloved monuments erected to honor Margaret Haughery. The monument is believed to be the first in the United States dedicated to a woman.
|Margaret, a monument honoring the |
community work of Irish born
baker Margaret Haughery is in need
of restoration and New Orleans bakeries
are answering the call.
Located in an intimate park where Camp Street meets Prytania sits a statue of a woman and child, identified by only one word “Margaret.” An Irish immigrant orphaned at the age of 9, Margaret Haughery made a lifelong commitment to helping orphaned children and needy women. Known as both the "Bread Woman of New Orleans" and the "Mother of Orphans", her successful bakery allowed her to build orphanages in New Orleans. Upon her death, she left her fortune to care for those in need.