Philanthropy Archives - Page 28 of 28

Mabel Balcombe Brookes

Throughout World War Two she was both commandant of the Australian Women’s Air Training Corps and a munitions worker at the Maribyrnong explosives factory. In addition, she vacated her home for use by the Red Cross as a convalescent home for returned soldiers.
Brookes used her social position to energetically promote her causes, raising funds for hospitals and other charities. Her most outstanding contribution was as president of the Queen Victoria Hospital from 1923-1970. She waged a long battle to get adequate accommodation for the hospital, a struggle which she described as ‘a fight by women against prejudice, suspicion and intolerance of women’ (Argus, 19 January 1956).

Julia Hunt Catlin Park Depew Tauffleib

As a socialite, Julia Hunt Catlin Park Depew Taufflieb was known for throwing parties and entertaining many guests. She lived in many cities across the globe, but finally found a home in France. During World War I, she decided to invite more people into her home than ever before. She turned her large mansion into a hospital with over three hundred beds. The French government recognized her generosity and kindness, and she became the first American woman to be awarded the Legion d’honneur and Croix de Guerre.

Sarah B Cochran

Once called America’s only Coal Queen, Sarah B. Cochran was a coal industry leader and philanthropist in an era when American women couldn’t universally vote or serve on juries. By choosing to go out into the world and do the unexpected, she was able to support women’s suffrage and education, and was the first female trustee of Allegheny College.

Frances P Bolton

Born into a wealthy family, Frances Payne Bolton pursued a life of philanthropy, politics, and social reform. Bolton was a lifelong advocate of education, healthcare, and civil rights for African Americans. She is most noted for her contributions to the field of nursing and her work in the US House of Representatives.

Mary McLeod Bethune

The daughter of former slaves, Mary Jane McLeod Bethune became one of the most important black educators, civil and women’s rights leaders and government officials of the twentieth century. The college she founded set educational standards for today’s black colleges, and her role as an advisor to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave African Americans an advocate in government.

Maria Feodorovna

Maria Feodorovna was Empress consort of Russia as the second wife of Tsar Paul I, and the founder of the Office of the Institutions of Empress Maria, an imperial government charitable agency.

A J Green Armytage

Amy Julia Green-Armytage was a novelist, historian and philanthropist and an expert on the local history of Bristol (United Kingdom).