Portia Washington Pittman

































Portia Washington Pittman
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Born
Portia Marshall Washington


(1883-06-06)June 6, 1883
Tuskegee, Alabama
Died February 26, 1978(1978-02-26) (aged 94)
Washington, D.C.
Nationality American
Alma mater Bradford Academy
Occupation Educator, musician
Spouse(s)
William Sidney Pittman (m. 1908)

Portia Marshall Washington Pittman (1883–1978) was the daughter of Booker T. Washington. She was the first African American to graduate from the Bradford Academy in Bradford, Massachusetts.



Biography


Pittman née Washington was born on June 6, 1883[1] in Tuskegee, Alabama[2]. She was the daughter of Booker T. and Fanny Washington. Her mother died when she was a young child and her early education was away from home, mostly in New England,[3] including at Framingham Normal School. Her secondary education included attendance at Tuskegee Institute, Wellesley College and Bradford Academy where she graduated in 1905, the first African American to do so.[2]


In 1908 she married William Sidney Pittman (1875–1958) with whom she had three children. The couple moved to Washington, D.C. where William established an architectural practice. After falling on financially hard times Portia began teaching piano. In 1913 the family moved to Dallas, Texas where Walter served as president of the Brotherhood of Negro Building Mechanics of Texas and Portia Taught music at Booker T. Washington High School.[3] At that time Portia was also chairman of the education department of the Texas Association of Negro Musicians.[2]


In 1928 Portia left William, taking her daughter Fanny, and returned to Tuskegee where she supported herself by teaching piano, music, and choir at Tuskegee. She left the faculty of Tuskegee in 1939 because she lacked the required credentials to continue there. She returned to teaching piano privately, retiring in 1944.[2]


Portia spent her later years preserving the memory of her late father[3][4] and helped advocate for the preservation and monument status of her father's home She died on February 26, 1978 in Washington, D.C.[3] All of her children and her estranged husband predeceased her.[5] Tuskegee Institute has a fellowship named in her honor.



Further reading




  • Portia: The Life of Portia Washington Pittman, the Daughter of Booker T. Washington by Ruth Ann Stewart (1977) .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
    ISBN 0385053290


  • Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians by Eileen Southern (1982)


  • Booker T's child: The life and times of Portia Marshall Washington Pittman by Roy L Hill
    ISBN 0894107496



References





  1. ^ "Portia W. Pittman (obituary)". The New York Times. February 27, 1978. Retrieved February 15, 2019.


  2. ^ abcd "Portia Washington Pittman". African American Registry. Retrieved February 15, 2019.


  3. ^ abcd Hardman, Peggy (June 15, 2010). "Pittman, Portia Washington". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved February 15, 2019.


  4. ^ "The Music of Portia Washington Pittman". WETA. Retrieved February 15, 2019.


  5. ^ "Music Teacher, Daughter of Educator, Dies at 94". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 15, 2019.









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