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Maggie Lena Walker: Famous Virginian

Learn about Maggie Lena Walker, a famous African American woman who lived in the Jackson Ward community of Richmond, Virginia from 1864-1934. Mrs. Walker is most known for opening the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank and becoming the first female bank president in the United States.
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Maggie Lena Walker
Independent Order of St. Luke
St. Luke Emporium
Maggie L. Mitchell is born.July 15, 1864
Mrs. Walker said..., "Our bank will turn our nickles into dollars."
St. Luke Penny Savings Bank
Mrs. Walker's sons Russell and Melvin
St. Luke Herald
Walker's Birthplace: House of Elizabeth Van Lew
Armstead Walker, Mrs. Walker's Husband
December 15, 1934Mrs. Walker dies.


Mrs. Clark
Librarian
Trevvett Elementary School
VA

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