Ellen Browning Scripps: New Money and American Philanthropy

by Molly McClain

Book Overview

Molly McClain tells the remarkable story of Ellen Browning Scripps (1836-1932), an American newspaperwoman, feminist, suffragist, abolitionist, and social reformer. She used her fortune to support women's education, the labor movement, and public access to science, the arts, and education.

Born in London, Scripps grew up in rural poverty on the Illinois prairie. She went from rags to riches, living out that cherished American story in which...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803295952
• ISBN13: 9780803295957
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.1"