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Laura Spelman Rockefeller (1839–1915) was raised in the Midwest, living a short time in Burlington, Iowa before her family moved to Ohio. Her father Harvey Buel Spelman was a member of the state legislature (it's unclear whether in Ohio or Iowa) and an abolitionist who was part of the Underground Railroad. As a young woman, she was a school ...
For example. through the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial, he donated $5 million to buy private lands in the Great Smoky Mountains "in the beautiful spirit of my mother." Acadia, Shenandoah, and Grand Teton national parks also received generous donations of land from Mr. Rockefeller.
9 de abr. de 2010 · In 1864, Rockefeller married Laura Celestia “Cettie” Spelman (1839-1915), an Ohio native whose father was a prosperous merchant, politician and abolitionist active in the Underground Railroad.
Hoy se la conoce como Spelman College, una universidad o universidad histórica de mujeres negras que lleva el nombre de la familia de Laura. La familia Spelman, los suegros de Rockefeller, junto con John Rockefeller fueron fervientes abolicionistas antes de la Guerra Civil y se dedicaron a apoyar las organizaciones que facilitaban la fuga de ...
Laura Spelman Rockefeller (October 11, 1936 – November 17, 2015) was an American philanthropist. She was the eldest child of Laurance Spelman Rockefeller (1910–2004) and Mary French (1910–1997), and a fourth generation member of the Rockefeller family .
Spelman werd geboren uit Duits -Amerikaanse ouders in 1839. In 1864 huwde ze met John D. Rockefeller. Ze kregen vijf kinderen, vier dochters en een zoon, John D. Rockefeller jr. Spelman overleed in 1915 in haar buitenverblijf op 75-jarige leeftijd. Haar man overleefde haar 22 jaar. Categorieën: Amerikaans filantroop. Familie Rockefeller.
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Laura Celestia Spelman Rockefeller, (September 9, 1839 - March 12, 1915), (known as Cettie), was a philanthropist, the namesake of Spelman College, founded to educate black women in the South, and the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial, and the wife of John D ...
