Thirumathi Margaret Elisabeth Felix (born 1937) is an Indian educator active in the state of

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...

. She has served at least two terms in the

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: Sixth (1977–80) and Seventh (1980–84) as a nominated member belonging to the

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community.

Early life

Born in

(then

Madras State Madras State was a state of India during the mid-20th century. At the time of its formation in 1950, it included the whole of present-day Tamil Nadu (except Kanyakumari district), Coastal Andhra, Rayalaseema, the Malabar region of North and c ...

) on 27 January 1937, Thirumathi Margaret Elisabeth attended the Doveton Corrie Girls' High School. She received her

Master of Arts A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...

degree from

Queen Mary's College, Chennai Queen Mary's College is a government-run college in Chennai, India. Founded in 1914, it is the first women's college in the city and the third oldest women's college in India and second oldest in South India after Sarah Tucker College. Th ...

and did her Teachers' Training course from St. Christopher Training College, Chennai.

Career

Felix has been a member of the state education board of Tamil Nadu and chairperson of the managing committee for C.S.I. Ewart Matriculation Higher Secondary School. She has also been the headmistress of Doveton Corrie Girls' High School. In 1977, she was nominated to the Sixth Assembly of Tamil Nadu for a seat reserved for

members. She continued her term in the next assembly (1980–84) too.

Personal life

Felix married Clement Felix, a well known teacher and headmaster who received a National Award in recognition of his contributions to the field of education in 1991.

References

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