Philanthropy Archives - Page 3 of 18

Nora B Adams

Nora B. Adams was an African American Seattle Public School principal who left more than $1 million in her estate to three of her major interests.

May Benton Treat Morrison

American suffragist known for her civic and philanthropic activities.

Frances Andrews

Frances Andrews worked as an advocate for social justice, education, and conservation in the early twentieth century.

Sallie R Wagner

Sallie R. Wagner was a photographer, author, weaver, and a benefactor and patron of dancer-choreographer Erick Hawkins and his dance company.

Mari Sabusawa Michener

Mari Sabusawa Michener (1920–94) was a Japanese American activist and philanthropist.

Evangeline Marrs Simpson Whipple

At the turn of the twentieth century, Evangeline Whipple used her wealth to improve the lives of women, people of color, and the poor. She supported social justice for Native Americans in Minnesota, for African Americans in Florida, and for villagers and World War I refugees in Bagni di Lucca, Italy.

Jennie Shirreff

1800s Canadian nurse, businesswoman, and philanthropist

Abbie M Gannett

American author

Catherine Montgomery

Canadian-American suffragist, philanthropist, founding faculty member, environmentalist, leader of the women’s club movement in the 1890’s and a 1920 Democratic candidate for state superintendent.

Marianne Smith

During the 1920s the citizens of Auckland benefited from a number of munificent bequests given by Marianne Smith. An enigmatic and very private person, she was unusual in that unlike most wealthy women of the time she had not inherited her money but had earned it herself.