![eddie kane eddie kane](https://cdn.quotesgram.com/small/89/85/162536049-4083773_std.jpg)
Haywood, Flowers, and Maggie Johnson were just a few of the nursing homes that stood on the vanguard of this unprecedented movement-businesses owned and operated by black women. Being the great granddaughter of Austin historical icon, Jacob Fontaine (of Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum fame on Comal Street in Austin) enhanced her visibility in the community. Thomas Wright III is a product of that union.Īs an administrator for one of Austin’s first black family owned nursing homes (previously Hudspeth Nursing Home in the late 50s which later became Haywood’s Retirement Home in the late sixties), she succeeded her mother (owner of the business) Birdie Mae Haywood. Married Thomas Wright Jr., who was a teacher at St. Philips College, she worked in various hospitals and nursing homes honing her skills as an LVN (Licensed Vocational Nurse).
![eddie kane eddie kane](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/p3ePF8BIiew/hqdefault.jpg)
From there, she would lay the groundwork for solidifying her passion (nursing) by attending St. Later she would attend Huston-Tillison Collge. She moved to Fort Worth, Texas attended and was a graduate of IM Terrell High School Class of 1955. Taking on these responsibilities would serve as training ground for future career aspirations as an administrator and an LVN (Licensed Vocational Nurse). At an early age, she learned to be a team player helping her mother with daily chores, running the household and taking care of her younger siblings. Eddie Mae Kane was born on Apin Austin, Texas to the late Eddie and Birdie Mae Hudspeth.