Margaret Craig McNamara

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Margaret Craig McNamara was an American educator and literacy advocate best known as the founder of the nonprofit organization Reading Is Fundamental (RIF).


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Predicate Object
instanceOf educator
human
literacy advocate
philanthropist
advocatesFor children's access to books
early childhood literacy
reading programs for low-income families
areaOfInfluence U.S. literacy programs
United States education system
associatedWith Reading Is Fundamental
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
familyName McNamara
fieldOfWork children's literacy
education
literacy promotion
founderOf Reading Is Fundamental
genre educational outreach
nonprofit leadership
givenName Margaret
hasCreatedOrganizationType literacy nonprofit organization
hasNotableStudentGroup children in the United States
hasSubjectArea children's literature access
family literacy programs
reading education
impact expanded access to free books for children in the United States
influenced school and community literacy initiatives
raised public awareness of the importance of childhood reading
knownFor founding Reading Is Fundamental
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement children's education
literacy advocacy
name Margaret Craig McNamara
nationality American
notableRole founder of a major U.S. literacy nonprofit organization
notableWork Reading Is Fundamental
occupation educator
literacy advocate
philanthropist
sector nonprofit sector
socialRole community organizer
education reformer
workFocus improving children's reading skills
increasing availability of books to children

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Margaret Craig McNamara
name
Robert McNamara
spouse

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