Essie Mae Washington-Williams
Essie Mae Washington-Williams was an American educator and author best known for her memoir, Dear Senator: A Memoir by the Daughter of Strom Thurmond. In the book, she revealed that she was the daughter of longtime U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond and Carrie Butler, a Black teenager who had worked as a maid for Thurmond’s family.
Raised by relatives and unaware of her parentage until her teenage years, Washington-Williams went on to earn a college degree and a master’s in education. She built a successful 30-year career as a teacher, married, and raised a family.
Though she kept her father’s identity private for most of her life, she publicly disclosed the relationship in 2003, after Thurmond’s death. Her memoir, published in 2005, was widely accl
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