The Mary Elizabeth Haley Thompson Foundation The Mary Elizabeth Haley Thompson Foundation The Mary Elizabeth Haley Thompson Foundation The Mary Elizabeth Haley Thompson Foundation The Mary Elizabeth Haley Thompson Foundation The Mary Elizabeth Haley Thompson Foundation The Mary Elizabeth Haley Thompson Foundation The Mary Elizabeth Haley Thompson Foundation Home About Us Contact Us Supporting women and girls in rural communities through education, entrepreneurship,
and provision of basic needs.
Our Mission Our namesake, Mary Elizabeth Haley Thompson--or Libby, as she was called--was born in 1855 in central Texas. She was taken from her family and lived as a captive with a tribe of Comanches for three years. When she was ransomed by her family, everyone believed she was "spoiled goods," and she was shunned by her community She struck out on her own and made her way across the western United States as a saloon dancer/singer and finally the madam of her own establishment in Texas, living a difficu