Marian MacDowell
Creator of the MacDowell Colony, an institution that has left its mark on the cultural landscape of this country and continues to nurture and support creative artists today.
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Miriam Fink
Polish-Australian activist
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