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Laura Celestia "Cettie" Spelman Rockefeller (September 9, 1839 – March 12, 1915)[1] was an American abolitionist, philanthropist, school teacher, and prominent member of the Rockefeller family. Her husband was Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller.
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Laura Celestia Spelman Rockefeller, (September 9, 1839 - March 12, 1915), (known as Cettie), was a philanthropist, the namesake of Spelman College, founded to educate black women in the South, and the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial, and the wife of John D ...
Spelman College is a private, historically Black, women's liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia.It is a founding member of the Atlanta University Center academic consortium. Founded in 1881 as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, Spelman awarded its first college degrees in 1901 and is the oldest private historically Black liberal arts institution for women.
Laura Celestia Spelman Rockefeller (født 9. september 1839, død 12. mars 1915), kjent som Cettie, var en amerikansk filantrop og navnegiver til Spelman College, stiftet for å utdanne svarte kvinner i sør. Hun var også gift med John D. Rockefeller, grunnleggeren av Standard Oil.
2 de ene. de 2004 · Spelman College, the nation’s oldest historically Black college for women, has provided women with access to education since the post–Civil War (1861-65) era. A predominantly residential, private, liberal arts college, Spelman promotes academic excellence in the liberal arts and develops the intellectual, ethical, and leadership potential of its students. In 2005 enrollment was 2,318. The
16 de nov. de 2015 · The Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Fund matched what had been raised and donated $5 million, assuring the purchase of the remaining land. But buying the land was difficult, even with the money in hand. There were thousands of small farms, large tracts, and other miscellaneous parcels that had to be surveyed and appraised.
