Bea Gaddy

Bea Gaddy
Born
Beatrice Frankie Fowler

(1933-02-20)February 20, 1933
Wake Forest, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedOctober 3, 2001(2001-10-03) (aged 68)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Known forSocial work, Community activism

Beatrice "Bea" Gaddy (February 20, 1933 – October 3, 2001) was a Baltimore city council member and a leading advocate for the poor and homeless. Known locally as the "Mother Teresa of Baltimore," she was inducted into the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame in 2006.

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