Mabel Palmer, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Mabel Palmer

Date of Birth: 22-May-1876

Date of Death: 16-Nov-1958

Profession: academic

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Mabel Palmer (1876–1958) also known as Mabel Atkinson in her first career, was a British-born, suffragist, journalist and lecturer.
After her marriage, she began a second career as a South African educator and academic, using her married name.
One of her most noted accomplishments came after her retirement from teaching, when she spearheaded a movement to provide university education for non-white students.
After providing free courses in her home for a decade, she became director of the segregated courses offered by the Natal University College, serving from 1945 to 1955.
After her second retirement, Palmer continued publishing until her death in 1958.