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A Right Worthy Woman (Large Print)

Hardback

Main Details

Title A Right Worthy Woman (Large Print)
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ruth P Watson
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:527
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreLarge Print
Thorndike Press
All Dates
ISBN/Barcode 9798885793469
Audience
General
Edition Large Print Edition

Publishing Details

Publisher Thorndike Press
Imprint Thorndike Press
NZ Release Date 18 October 2023
Publication Country United States

Description

In the vein of The Engineers Wife and Carolina Built, an inspiring novel based on the remarkable true story of Virginias Black Wall Street and the indomitable Maggie Lena Walker, the daughter of a formerly enslaved woman who became the first Black woman to establish and preside over a bank in the United States. Maggie Lena Walker was ambitious and unafraid. Her childhood in 19th-century Virginia helping her mother with her laundry service opened her eyes to the overwhelming discrepancy between the Black residents and her mothers affluent white clients. She vowed to not only secure the same kind of home and finery for herself, but she would also help others in her community achieve the same. With her single-minded determination, Maggie buckled down and went from schoolteacher to secretary-treasurer of the Independent Order of St. Luke, founder of a newspaper, a bank, and a department store where Black customers were treated with respect. With the help of influential friends like W.E.B. DuBois and Mary McLeod, she revolutionized Richmond in ways that are still felt today. Now, her rich, full story is revealed in this stirring and intimate novel.