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| Affiliation | Nonpartisan |
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| Name | Margaret Craig McNamara |
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, , United States |
| Email | None |
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August 22, 1915
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| Died | February 03, 1981
(65 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | Juan Croniqueur
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| Info | Margaret Craig McNamara (August 22, 1915 – February 3, 1981) was the founder of the nonprofit children's literacy organization Reading is Fundamental.
McNamara attended University of California, Berkeley, where she met Robert McNamara, whom she would marry in 1940.[2] Her husband's appointment by President John F. Kennedy as U.S. Secretary of Defense led to their move to Washington, D.C.. Her experiences while tutoring children in the District led to the formation of Reading is Fundamental (RIF), a nonprofit children's literacy organization dedicated to making reading a fun and beneficial part of everyday life. It is the largest literacy program in the country.
On January 16, 1981, President Jimmy Carter awarded McNamara the Medal of Freedom for her work with RIF. She died of cancer sixteen days later.
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