Kim Manduk
Kim Manduk, heroine of 1700s Jeju, is also known as Korea’s first CEO.
Category Archives: Philanthropy
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Laura Mae Corrigan
Socialite who worked for French soldiers and refugees during WWII, organizing the aid group of French women known as La Bien Venue.
Almira L Fales
Philanthropist who tended the sick and wounded during the US Civil War
Mary Drelincourt
1700s Irish benefactress to the church and to education
Venie Barr
Irish political and community activist
Ellen Smyly
1800s Irish philanthropist
Helen Hooker
1900s Irish sculptor
Sarah Atkinson
1800s Irish philanthropist and author
Elizabeth Holmes
1800s Irish philanthropist
Sarah Hyams
The Hyams sisters supported a settlement house and social service activities in East Boston for many years. In 1937, they established the Fresh Air Camps for local children suffering with tuberculosis.