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Madam C. J. Walker's Gospel of Giving: Black Women's Philanthropy during Jim Crow (New Black Studies Series)
Founder of a beauty empire, Madam C. J. Walker was celebrated as America's first self-made female millionaire in the early 1900s. Known as a leading African American entrepreneur, Walker was also devoted to an activist philanthropy aimed at empowering African Americans and challenging the injustices... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
Hoosier Philanthropy: A State History of Giving
by James H. Madison • Peter Weber • Nicole Etcheson • David P. King • Xiaoyun Wang • Tyrone McKinley Freeman • William H. Schneider • Katherine Badertscher • Clay Robbins • Ruth C. Crocker • James J. Connelly • Paul C. Pribbenow • Caitlin Crowley • Elizabeth J. Van Allen • Chen Ji • Amanda Koch • Ruth K. Hansen • Philip D. ByersThe first in-depth history of philanthropy in Indiana. Philanthropy has been central to the development of public life in Indiana over the past two centuries. Hoosier Philanthropy explores the role of philanthropy in the Hoosier state, showing how voluntary action within Indiana has created and supp... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022