A Woman to Know: Maggie Walker
Let us put our money together. — Maggie
(image via Maggie L. Walker Historical Site)
In 1903 Maggie Lena Walker founded the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank in Richmond, Va. When she cut the ribbon on opening day, she became the first female bank president in American history.
Add to your library list:
Maggie L. Walker: Pioneering Banker (Candice F. Ransom)
Petticoats & Pinstripes: Portraits of Women in Wall Street History (Sheri J. Caplan)
Enterprising Women: 250 Years of American Business (Virginia G. Drachman)
Read more:
Maggie Walker: titan of turn-of-the-century finance (USA Today)
Maggie L. Walker National History Site (National Parks Service)
Women bankers of history (Wells Fargo)
Maggie Lena Walker (The Virginia Historical Society)
The St. Penny Savings Bank (National Parks Service)
Women Who Blazed Trails (The National Parks Foundation)
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