Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ476747
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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Constructing a Life and a Community: A Partial Story of Maggie Lena Walker.
Brown, Elsa Barkley
OAH Magazine of History, v7 n4 p28-31 Sum 1993
Relates the accomplishments of Maggie Lena Walker, an African-American social activist in Richmond, Virginia, during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Describes how Walker used education, religion, and community organizations to further her goals of improving economic and social conditions for blacks. (CFR)
Descriptors: Black Community, Black Culture, Black Family, Black History, Civil Rights, Community Coordination, Community Organizations, Economic Opportunities, Elementary Secondary Education, Entrepreneurship, Females, Racial Discrimination, Racial Relations, Religion, Sex Role, Social History, United States History
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Virginia (Richmond)
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