Charlotte Mason Biography

Charlotte Mason biography

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NAME: Charlotte Mason
OCCUPATION: Philanthropist
BIRTH DATE: May 18, 1854
DEATH DATE: April 15, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH: Princeton, New Jersey
PLACE OF DEATH: New York City, New York
Full Name: Charlotte Osgood Mason
Maiden Name: harlotte Louise Van Der Veer Quick

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Charlotte Mason was an American socialite and philanthropist who was an important patron of Harlem Renaissance figures, including Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston.

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Charlotte Mason

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Charlotte Mason was born on May 18, 1854, in Princeton, New Jersey. Born into a wealthy family, her fortune increased after the death of her husband, Rufus Osgood Mason. She was a patron of artists of the Harlem Renaissance, including writers Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston. Mason died in 1946.