| dc.rights.license | In Copyright | en_US |
| dc.creator | Sowinski, Mark A. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-06-18T18:23:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-06-19T08:59:48Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2014 | |
| dc.identifier | WLURG38_Sowinski_HIST_2014 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11021/28509 | |
| dc.description | Thesis; [FULL-TEXT FREELY AVAILABLE ONLINE] | en_US |
| dc.description | Mark Sowinski is a member of the Class of 2014 of Washington and Lee University. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Few women have achieved the stature in the black community of Richmond, and the United States, as Maggie Lena Walker. In 1903 she founded the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank, becoming the first woman, white or black, to found a bank in the United States. In addition to being President of the bank, she was the head of the Independent Order of St. Luke, a beneficial society that provided insurance and social opportunities for its members. Her mission was to alleviate and reverse the discrimination facing blacks by generating economic growth and proving that blacks were capable. [From Introduction] | en_US |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | Mark Sowinski | |
| dc.format.extent | 84 pages | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.rights | This material is made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source. | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | en_US |
| dc.subject.other | Washington and Lee University -- Honors in History | en_US |
| dc.title | Maggie Lena Walker: Banker, Entrepreneur, and Social Activist (thesis) | en_US |
| dc.type | Text | en_US |
| dcterms.isPartOf | RG38 - Student Papers | |
| dc.rights.holder | Sowinski, Mark A. | |
| dc.subject.fast | Walker, Maggie Lena, 1867-1934 | en_US |
| dc.subject.fast | Banks and banking | en_US |
| dc.subject.fast | Women | en_US |
| dc.subject.fast | Independent Order of St. Luke | en_US |
| dc.subject.fast | Community leadership | en_US |
| dc.subject.fast | Race discrimination | en_US |
| dc.subject.fast | Social entrepreneurship | en_US |
| dc.subject.fast | Virginia -- Richmond | en_US |
| local.department | History | en_US |
| local.scholarshiptype | Honors Thesis | en_US |
