Membermaggielwalker

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Feb 18, 2014
Real Name
Maggie L. Walker
About My Library
Collection is cataloged here: http://museum.nps.gov/ParkPagedet.aspx?rID=MAWA%20%20%20%20%20%20%201%26db%3Dobj...

and is listed under "Documentary Artifact."
About Me
Maggie Lena Walker (July 15, 1864 – December 15, 1934) was an African-American teacher and businesswoman. Walker was the first African American woman to charter a bank and serve as its president in the United States.[1] As a leader, she achieved successes with the vision to make tangible improvements in the way of life for African Americans and women. Disabled by paralysis and limited to a wheelchair later in life, Walker also became an example for people with disabilities.

Walker's restored and furnished home in the historic Jackson Ward neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia has been designated a National Historic Site, operated by the National Park Service.

(from Wikipedia)
Location
Richmond, VA
Homepage
http://www.nps.gov/mawa/index.htm