Esther Haywood
Esther Haywood | |
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| Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 71st district | |
| In office January 3, 2001 – January 7, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Rita Heard Days |
| Succeeded by | Don Calloway |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Esther Jean Hill January 15, 1940 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | November 16, 2024 (aged 84) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Edward Jay Haywood |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Lincoln University |
| Alma mater | Mississippi Industrial College (BS) Saint Louis University Memphis State University |
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Esther Jean Haywood (née Hill; January 15, 1940 – November 16, 2024) was an American politician and educator who served in the Missouri House of Representatives from the 71st district from 2001 to 2009.
Early life
[edit]Born Esther Jean Hill,[1][2] Haywood was born on January 15, 1940, in Memphis, Tennessee. She graduated from Barret's Chapel High School. She attended Lincoln University and later graduated from Mississippi Industrial College with a Bachelor of Science. She attended Saint Louis University and completed graduate studies at Memphis State University.[3][4] She was a charter member of chapter Omicron Eta of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.[3][4]
Career
[edit]Haywood taught math in East St. Louis School District 189 for 30 years, including the Donald McHenry School.[3][2] She taught fourth grade in Marion, Arkansas, and was one of five black teachers at that time to integrate into Memphis-Shelby County Schools.[3] She also served in Normandy School District's board of education for 18 years, starting in 1983.[3][5]
Haywood was a Democrat. She was elected in 2000 and represented the 71st district of the Missouri House of Representatives for four terms from 2001 to 2009.[3][6]
Haywood was a member of the Normandy Hospital Guild.[3] She was president of St. Louis County's NAACP.[4]
Personal life
[edit]She married Edward Jay Haywood.[1][3] They were married for 55 years. They lived in St. Louis County. She had two daughters.[3] She was a member of Murchison Tabernacle Christian Methodist Episcopal Church.[3]
Haywood died on November 16, 2024, in St. Louis, Missouri, aged 84.[7]
Awards
[edit]Haywood received a number of awards, including the Hill to Hill Award from Lincoln University, the Lifetime Achievement Award from AFT of District 189, NAACP's National Youth Work Award, and Legislator of the Year from both AT&T Missouri and the University of Missouri–St. Louis.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Two Couples Apply". Columbia Tribune. February 18, 1959. p. 4. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Esther Jean Haywood (incumbent)". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. March 27, 1986. p. N1. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Franklin, Danielle Mae (November 27, 2018). "Esther Haywood: A Woman Worth Honoring". The Missouri Times. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ a b c Myer, Krista S. (ed.). Official Manual State of Missouri, 2005–2006. p. 181. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Archive.org.
- ^ Brasch, Phyllis; Barrett, Courtney (April 6, 1983). "Voters in County Oust 7 School Board Incumbents". p. 8. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Representative Esther Haywood". Missouri House of Representatives. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ "Former Missouri Rep. Esther Haywood dies". Ksdk.com. November 22, 2024. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- 1940 births
- 2024 deaths
- People from Memphis, Tennessee
- People from St. Louis County, Missouri
- Mississippi Industrial College alumni
- Saint Louis University alumni
- University of Memphis alumni
- Democratic Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives
- Women state legislators in Missouri
- Educators from St. Louis
- NAACP activists
- 20th-century African-American educators
- 21st-century African-American educators
- 21st-century members of the Missouri General Assembly
- 21st-century American women politicians