Linda Tinker Watkins | |
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39th President General of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution | |
In office 2001–2004 | |
Preceded by | Georgane Ferguson Love Easley |
Succeeded by | Presley Merritt Wagoner |
Personal details | |
Born | Linda Lou Tinker April 1940 Perryville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Died | January 16, 2025 Parsons, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 84)
Spouse | Robert Wayne Watkins |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | Florida State University |
Linda Lou Tinker Watkins (April 1940 – January 16, 2025) was an American clubwoman who was the President General of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) from 2001 to 2004. Under her administration, the DAR changed its policy from referring to members by their husbands' names to their given names. She divided the DAR's official publication, American Monthly, into two separate publications.