Large Print Book
A right worthy woman : a novel / Ruth P. Watson.
"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 mother's 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." -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9798885793469
- Physical Description: 455 pages (large print) ; 22 cm.
- Edition: Large print edition.
- Publisher: [Waterville, Maine] : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2023.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Subject: | Walker, Maggie Lena, 1864-1934 > Fiction. African American women > Virginia > Richmond > Fiction. Businesswomen > Virginia > Richmond > Fiction. Civic leaders > Virginia > Richmond > Fiction. Richmond (Va.) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Large print books. Biographical fiction. Fiction. Novels. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Caruthersville Public Library | LP F WAT (Text) | 38417100654922 | Large Print Fiction | On holds shelf | - |
