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A right worthy grand mission : Maggie Lena Walker and the quest for Black economic empowerment / Gertrude Woodruff Marlowe.
Van Pelt Library F234.R553 W35 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Marlowe, Gertrude Woodruff, 1930-1996.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Walker, Maggie Lena, 1864-1934.
- Walker, Maggie Lena.
- African American women--Virginia--Richmond--Biography.
- African American women.
- African Americans--Virginia--Richmond--Biography.
- African Americans.
- Businesswomen--Virginia--Richmond--Biography.
- Businesswomen.
- Bankers--Virginia--Richmond--Biography.
- Bankers.
- Civic leaders--Virginia--Richmond--Biography.
- Civic leaders.
- Economic conditions.
- Richmond (Va.)--Biography.
- Richmond (Va.).
- African Americans--Virginia--Richmond--Economic conditions.
- Richmond (Va.)--Race relations.
- Virginia--Richmond.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xlviii, 286 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : Howard University Press, [2003]
- Summary:
- A thoroughly documented study of pioneering African-American insurance magnate, banking executive, and civic icon Maggie Walker, whose tumultuous life and times were filled with multiple layers of intrigue.
- Contents:
- 1 Early Years 1
- 2 Stepping Up To Leadership 27
- 3 Voicing A New Vision 54
- 4 Theory Into Action 79
- 5 Preserving Gains 108
- 6 Politics Of Prominence 137
- 7 Reignited Activism 167
- 8 A Stately Descent 200
- 9 Lasting Legacy 236
- Appendix A Independent Order of St. Luke Membership Figures 262
- Appendix B The Will Controversy 268.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0882582119
- 0882582100
- OCLC:
- 52876187
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