Helen Storrow (1865-1944) funded the Saturday Evening Girls at Boston’s North Bennet Street Industrial School, where young working-class Italian and Jewish immigrant girls were taught literacy skills, pottery, and other crafts in a culturally rich program.
Irish chatelaine, farmer and philanthropist
Australian sculptor and philanthropist Ola Cohn left a lasting impression on Victoria’s art world.
1700s and 1800s marchioness of Downshire, Baroness Sandys of Ombersley in her own right, and noted whig partisan
Irish political hostess, business owner and activist
1800s marchioness of Queensberry and Irish nationalist benefactor
Irish philanthropist
Through ingenuity and perseverance, this high school dropout and single mother became a business magnate who transformed the office supply industry in the 20th century.
1700s Irish philanthropist
Mary Theresa Mehegan Hill witnessed the city of St Paul’s evolution from a small settlement on the Mississippi River to an important center of commerce.