Maya Angelou died yesterday at the age of 86. Although Angelou was not married when she died, she had been married thrice in her lifetime. Born Marguerite Ann Johnson, she got her name from her first marriage to Enistasious Tosh Angelou.Click to see full answer. Similarly, how many times did Maya marry?Angelou married three times in her life.One may also ask, why is Maya Angelou important to black history? Because she was under the legal working age, she wrote on her application that she was 19. She was accepted for the position and became the first African American woman to work as a streetcar conductor in San Francisco. Angelou was employed for a semester and then decided to return to school. In this regard, did Maya Angelou ever married? Paul du Feu m. 1974–1983 Enistasious Tosh Angelos m. 1951–1954 How Maya Angelou changed the world?Maya was a writer and a well known civil rights activist. She is known for her memoir, The Caged Bird Sings. Maya changed the world by fighting for what she believed in. she never gave up and was positive.