Mrs. Margaret Anna Burwell

Dr. and Mrs. Burwell came to Charlotte in 1857 to organize Charlotte Female Institute. Mrs. Burwell is listed as the Matron, but many note that she really ran the institution. A memorial tablet was placed in the Presbyterian College for Women building and was later moved to Burwell Hall.

"This Hall is Erected to the Glory of God
It is Dedicated to the Memory of Margaret Anna Burwell
 Wife, Mother, Educator.

The better part of her life was devoted to the building
of up of a school upon this spot from which her pupils
went forth to bless many homes.

This institution will perpetuate her work and that of
her successors in the cause of the Education of Women