Mary Scales, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mary Scales

American activist

Date of Birth: 24-Sep-1928

Place of Birth: Columbus, Georgia, United States

Date of Death: 06-Oct-2013

Profession: teacher, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Mary Caruthers Scales (September 24, 1928 – October 6, 2013) was a professor, civic leader, and funeral home owner.
She was the first black faculty member at Middle Tennessee State University where she taught in the College of Education, and became associate dean there.
Prior to this she had been a school teacher at Bradley and Bellwood schools.
She was later elected to the Murfreesboro City School Board, and to the Murfreeboro City Council as the first African-American female councilperson.[subscription] Scales Elementary School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee is named in honor of her and her husband, Robert W.
Scales.
Her husband, Robert W.
Scales was the first African-American elected to the Murfreesboro City Council and first African-American Vice-Mayor of the city.