#maggie l. walker

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Maggie Lena Walker (15 July 1864 – 15 December 1934)

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Recent Acquisition - Ephemera Collection

The Right Worthy Grand Council of the Independent Order of St. Luke, Richmond Virginia, July 25, 1947.

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Maggie Lena Walker (15 July 1864 – 15 December 1934)

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Maggie Lena Walker (15 July 1864 – 15 December 1934)

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Maggie Lena Walker (15 July 11864 – 15 December 1934)

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Recent Acquisition - Ephemera Collection

R.W.G. Council, I.O. of St. Luke. (Paper cross worn at Maggie L. Walker’s funeral)

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Recent Acquisition - Ephemera Collection

Medallion commemorating the 69th Annual, 9th Biennial Convention, Richmond, VA, Aug 19-20-21, 1935.  R.W.G. Council, Independent Order of St. Luke, Richmond, Virginia. Maggie Lena Walker, 1867-1934, Carry On.

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The first woman to start a bank — a black woman — finally gets her due in the Confederacy’s capital

Maggie L. Walker, the daughter of a former slave, is being memorialized with a statue in Richmond.

Happy International Women’s Day.