Background
Lyndon was born in 1877 in Newnan, Georgia.
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Mary Lyndon
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Education
She graduated from Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia in 1896 as it first Dramatic Arts degree holder.
Career
She continued her education in Dramatic Arts and History at Columbia University in New York City before beginning her studies at UGA during Summer school sessions. After earning sufficient cr Lyndon received a Master of Arts degree on June 17, 1914 - four years before women were admitted to UGA as regular students. Upon her graduation, Lyndon taught English at Athens High School
Lyndon taught classes in the Peabody School of Education, directed the Thalian Dramatic Club, helped organize the University chapter of the Phi Mu Sorority (the first sorority at UGA), and founded the Pioneer Club.
Lyndon was active in the Athens community as the recording secretary for the Athens Young Men’s Christian Association, secretary of the local Daughters of the American Revolution chapter, writer for the Athens Banner Herald, and Sunday school teacher at the First Methodist Church of Athens.
On April 5, 1924, Lyndon died from pneumonia. In 1936 Mary Lyndon Hall, initially a female residence hall on UGA"s south campus, was named in her honor.
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April 5, 1924 (aged 47)