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Ellen Browning Scripps: New Money and American Philanthropy, 1836-1932
Ellen Browning Scripps: New Money and American Philanthropy, 1836-1932
Molly McClain tells the remarkable story of Ellen Browning Scripps (1836–1932), an American newspaperwoman, feminist, suffragist, abolitionist, and social reformer. She used her fortune to support women’s education, the labor movement, and public access to science, the arts, and education. Born in London, Scripps grew up in rural poverty on the Illinois prairie. She went […]