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02989aam a22005778i 4500 001 8F300ECE17D411EEB984481F40ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230701010016 008 221110s2023 nyu e 000 1 eng 010 $a 2022054545 020 $a 1668003031 020 $a 9781668003039 020 $a 1668003023 020 $a 9781668003022 040 $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PS3623.A8736 $b R54 2023 082 00 $a 813/.6 $2 23/eng/20221110 100 1 $a Watson, Ruth P., $e author. 245 12 $a A right worthy woman : $b a novel / $c Ruth P. Watson. 250 $a First Atria Books hardcover edition. 263 $a 2306. 264 1 $a New York : $b Atria Books, $c 2023. 300 $a 290 pages ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-288). 520 $a "In the vein of The Engineer's Wife and Carolina Built, an inspiring novel based on the remarkable true story of Virginia's Black Wall Street and the indomitable Maggie Lena Walker, the daughter of a formerly enslaved woman who became the first Black woman to establish and preside over a bank in the United States"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a Maggie Lena Walker was ambitious and unafraid. Her childhood in 19th-century Virginia helping her mother with her laundry service opened her eyes to the overwhelming discrepancy between the Black residents and her mother’s affluent white clients. She vowed to not only secure the same kind of home and finery for herself, but she would also help others in her community achieve the same. With her single-minded determination, Maggie buckled down and went from schoolteacher to secretary-treasurer of the Independent Order of St. Luke, founder of a newspaper, a bank, and a department store where Black customers were treated with respect. With the help of influential friends like W.E.B. DuBois and Mary McLeod, she revolutionized Richmond in ways that are still felt today. 600 10 $a Walker, Maggie Lena, $d 1864-1934 $v Fiction. 650 0 $a African American women $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Women bankers $v Fiction. 651 0 $a Richmond (Va.) $v Fiction. 655 7 $a Biographical fiction. $2 lcgft. 655 7 $a Historical fiction. $2 lcgft. 655 7 $a Novels. $2 lcgft. 941 $a 15 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20240509012851.0 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240409044534.0 952 $l SFPH074 $d 20240314025530.0 952 $l YTPG232 $d 20240202013148.0 952 $l XAPE737 $d 20231228013850.0 952 $l YCPD572 $d 20231206014556.0 952 $l GFPE771 $d 20231206013444.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20231109010615.0 952 $l TFPI826 $d 20231102012221.0 952 $l UJPE911 $d 20230915011001.0 952 $l CMPE792 $d 20230819010040.0 952 $l BVPE851 $d 20230815011029.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20230808011438.0 952 $l S1PD771 $d 20230802013234.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20230701010119.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8F300ECE17D411EEB984481F40ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search