Mary Creegan Roark, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 01-Sep-1861
Place of Birth: Brighton, Iowa, United States
Date of Death: 01-Feb-1922
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Mary Creegan Roark
- Mary Creegan Roark (September 1, 1861 – February 1, 1922) was the first female President and second ever President of Eastern Kentucky State Normal School, later becoming Eastern Kentucky University, from April 1909 until March 1910.
- Roark held this position following the death of her husband, Ruric Nevel Roark, in 1909.
- Roark led the university at a time when women did not have the right to vote in state or federal elections.
- Roark was involved in the Suffrage Movement for Equal Rights and was elected Secretary of the Kentucky Equal Rights Association in 1898.
- Her stances included better teacher training and salaries, she also helped gain the right to vote in school elections.
- Roark died in Baltimore, Maryland on February 1, 1922 and is buried in Richmond, Kentucky at the Richmond Cemetery.
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