Rich in Good Works: Mary M. Emery of Cincinnati

by Millard F. Rogers Jr.

At the death of her husband in 1906, Mary Muhlenberg Emery (1844-1927) became one of the richest women in the United States. Recognizing her vast responsibility, she embarked on a philanthropic program that endowed or initiated children's programs, hospitals and medical institutions, orphanages, colleges and universities, an art museum, a zoological park, various cultural agencies, and other causes that benefited humankind. Mary Emery's most costly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1884836666
• ISBN13: 9781884836664
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: University of Akron Press
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"